Egypt fires 1000s of Islamist teachers

Egypt fires 1000s of Islamist teachers
Tuesday 09 March 2004

Thousands of Islamist teachers have been removed from their jobs in Egypt, according to Egyptian Education Minister Hussain Kamal Baha al-Din.

Asked by the Saudi-owned daily, Al- sharq al-Awsat, how the government dealt with Islamist teachers in Egyptian schools, Baha al-Din on Tuesday replied: "Thousands of extremist teachers were removed."

The minister said his decision to remove them was based on reports from the security services and from supervisors in his ministry as well as on complaints from students' parents.

He added that he "removes a teacher immediately" once he determines he or she is bent on challenging national policy, without saying whether the teachers were removed permanently, according to the London-based daily.

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/951E22A1-198D-45B9-A516-74E547D25E98.htm

Thousands of people fired for considering "challenging national policy".. yet somehow, this kiss-ass keeps his position:

...snip...A book describing President Husni Mubarak's son Gamal as "the most qualified" person to become Egypt's next leader is being distributed across Egypt.
The book, written by Jihad Uda, a university professor and senior member of the ruling National Democratic Party, appears to be the first public call from inside the NDP for 40-year-old Gamal Mubarak to succeed his father...snip...
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3D0AECFE-9868-4334-9858-27AE244A73E9.htm

I wonder:

Do these fired teachers get to receive government voucher money by offering their services through 'faith-based' educational programs?

if he wants to keep getting that $$$$$ (For the foreign policy impaired I'm refering to the $3 billion in 'aid' we give this bastion of democracy every year)

And to all who bash Egypt (usually in I/P) just remember, they're only doing what we want them to.