Egyptian student Mariam Malak, known in the media as the “zero schoolgirl,” received an overall score of 94.02 percent on her Thanaweyya Amma (general high school) examinations this year, Al-Shorouk reported. According to Malak’s brother, Mina, Malak’s scores prove that she was wronged last year, when she received an overall score of zero and was accused of fabricating a story of wrongdoing. Malak made national and international headlines last year when she received a score of zero on all of her Thanaweyya Amma examinations, despite an otherwise stellar academic record. According to Malak, the answer booklet upon which she was reportedly graded was not in her handwriting and only contained a few lines, whereas she insisted she had written several pages. Immediately, Malak appealed to the education authority in Assiut. When the authority dismissed her complaint, she moved up the ladder to the prosecution service, which ordered a forensics team to examine the test booklet and determine whether the handwriting matched that of Malak. However, Malak was shocked once again when the forensics team determined that the handwritings matched, causing her case to be dismissed for the second time. Malak’s plight…
Egypt’s ‘Zero Schoolgirl’ Mariam Malak Retakes Thanaweyya Amma, Scores 94.02%
August 30, 2016
