Photo of Egypt School Sparks Debate Over Student Dress Rules
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A photo from a school in Qena, Egypt, made people talk online. The photo showed some girl students. People asked if the school made them wear the niqab. The niqab is a cloth that covers the face. Many people were angry or confused about the photo.
Egypt's Ministry of Education makes rules for schools. The ministry looks after all schools in the country. It has new rules about student clothes for the next school year. The new school year starts in 2026 and 2027. Students cannot wear some kinds of clothes to school. The ministry wants clear rules for everyone.
School clothes in Egypt have a long history. For seventy years, students wore different uniforms. A uniform is special clothes that all students wear. Long ago, students wore a beige apron. An apron is simple clothes worn over other clothes. Later, schools used different uniforms. Many Egyptians remember these old school clothes.
Vocabulary6 words
- niqab
- cloth that covers a woman's face
- Ministry of Education
- government group that runs schools
- uniforms
- same clothes that all students wear
- apron
- simple clothes worn over other clothes
- debate
- when people talk about different ideas
- rules
- things people must do or not do
Quiz
Answer key
1. Qena 2. It makes rules for schools 3. Seventy years
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A photo from a school in _____, Egypt, made people talk online.
The photo showed some girl _____.
People asked if the school made them wear the _____.
The niqab is a cloth that covers the _____.
Egypt's Ministry of _____ makes rules for schools.
It has new rules about student _____ for the next school year.
The new school year starts in 2026 and _____.
School clothes in Egypt have a long _____.
For seventy years, students wore different _____.
Long ago, students wore a beige _____.