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thanaweya amma exams
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thanaweya amma exams
12 min read
Coronavirus shuttered high schools — but the exam tutoring business is still booming
Nada Arafat
| On the eve of their final Arabic language exam, thirteen students in their third and final year of thanaweya
Daily COVID-19 roundup
10 min read
Daily COVID-19 roundup: June 21
Information Minister Osama Heikal is self-isolating after he showed “mild” symptoms of COVID-19.
North Sinai
16 min read
The long road to thanaweya amma exams in North Sinai
A return of violence prompts tightened security and new hurdles for North Sinai students
universities
9 min read
Hunting for a major
Mai Shams El-Din
| A list of faculties on the rise, with a glimpse into their programs and the ways in which they may serve
student protests
5 min read
Students slam officials for ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over exam crisis
Mai Shams El-Din
| As dozens of high school students protested outside the Education Ministry and Cabinet headquarters on
Education Ministry
8 min read
The thanaweya amma exams conundrum
Dalia Rabie
| As it grapples with security issues and economic crises, Egypt faces another annual obstacle: how to
back to school 2015
5 min read
New law imposes prison sentences for leaking exams
Mai Shams El-Din
| Leaking exam papers or leaking with the intent of cheating may now mean prison terms or fines for Egypt’s
back to school 2015
3 min read
What’s new in public schools this academic year?
Heba Afify
| The Ministry of Education and other officials made several new decrees over the summer in an attempt
Education Ministry
6 min read
The ‘zero student’: The tale of an inconsistent state
Heba Afify
| For Egyptian students and their families, thanaweya amma, Egypt’s high school examination system,
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Education Ministry
7 min read
Students across Egypt protest postponement of thanaweya amma exams
student protests
3 min read
Students announce protest over postponing of thanaweya amma exams
Teachers Syndicate
4 min read
Teacher referred to interrogation for demanding educational reform
Education Ministry
3 min read
14 arrested for leaking Thanaweya Amma exams, PM vows to prosecute offenders
Education Ministry
2 min read
Prime Minister freezes new grading policy after widespread protests
back to school 2015
3 min read
High school students protest new grading policy
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Zero tolerance
Andeel
| Education: "I repeat, we have a zero tolerance policy toward leaking our beautiful exams."
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Cartoon: High-school student inventions
Tawfik
| Caption: #Ahighschoolstudentinvents... Father: "Enough with all these inventions son, do your homework!"
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