Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Egyptians protest Hebrew in curriculum

Contributed by Lucia in Spain

"An Israeli official's request that Egyptian schools should teach Hebrew as a foreign language is being met with verbal protests.

Israeli Ambassador to Cairo Shalom Cohen's proposal to add Hebrew to the list of foreign languages in the Egyptian curriculum was met with anger and demands to remove Hebrew studies from the university curriculum, according to Al-Jazeera.

Several opposition and independent lawmakers sent urgent requests to the government asking them to officially reject Cohen's proposal, on the grounds that it was improper and "damaged the country's sovereignty."....."

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