Question

In four to five sentences, explain the effect religion has had on Egypt's school system.

Answer 1

Religion occupies a prominent position in the education systems of all Arab countries. With the rise of Islamists across the Arab world, especially in Egypt and Tunisia, there is a possibility that the new parties in power will update education curricula to reflect conservative Islamic beliefs.

Answer 2

They believed that whatever they did or worked there was a patron god of that. This meant that if you became a student of something you also had to know what are the patron gods in order to appease them. If you were learning to be a farmer, you needed to know what kinds of sacrifices were necessary for gods of harvest or Nile or similar in order to get a better harvest.