| Hossam el-Hamalawy, Arabist - Cairo, Egypt |
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 |
| Remember when George Bush highlighted reforming education in the region, as a way of fighting terror, giving young Arabs a chance for a bright future and bla bla bla bla bla? Well, it seems to be working. A high school student in a Nile Delta province failed her Arabic language exam two weeks ago for criticizing the US in a composition piece! Yes, Im not joking wallahi. Al-Wafd initially ran the story on Thursday, then the Qatari Al-Raya, and other media outlets picked it up. Alaa Farag Megahed, a student at the Sherbeen Modern Girls School, was taking her Arabic exam, when she was asked to write an essay on the economic problems facing Egypt. It seems the girl wrote an essay, critical of Bush, and discussed the support given to corrupt dictators without much concern for their peoples needs. As soon as her teacher at the Control Room (where exam papers are graded) read her essay, he went directly to his boss, who took her paper to the ministry of education branch in Dakahliya. The undersecretary for education, together with other ministry officials, sent for the girl, from her home, and brought her to the ministry for interrogation. Her father was not allowed into the room, according to press reports, where Alaa was interrogated by three ministry and governorate officials, who accused her of belonging to a secret organization. Alaa could not understand half of the questions they asked. She was clueless, in tears. The ministry officials decided in the end to fail her in the exam, and ban her from taking the second term final exams!!! The world is sure a safer place now, without terrorists like Alaa in our schools Alhamdolillah |
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