Egypt dismisses 1,070 teachers in extremism fight
The Egyptian Ministry of Education dismissed some 1,000 teachers under the rationale that they had disseminated extremist ideas and belonged to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt has announced the dismissal of 1,070 teachers for belonging to the terrorist-labeled Muslim Brotherhood after they were convicted in court, with some even sentenced to death. The announcement came as part of a government crackdown on extremist ideology and terrorism.
At an Oct. 7 press conference at the general office of Egypt’s Ministry of Education in Cairo, Education Minister Tarek Shawki said the ministry had decided to dismiss 1,070 teachers working in public schools because of their extremist ideas.
He said these teachers have been sentenced by courts; he said the dismissal of the teachers “aims to counter destructive and extremist ideas and preserve the future of students.”
Shawki said those fired were “unfit to be educators.”
