According to the foreign and local Egyptian media outlets, the govenor of Qalyubia decreed that images of Mickey Mouse and accompanying cartoon characters are to be replaced by military heroes on the walls of pre-schools. “We need to replace pictures of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck with images of famous Egyptians and military martyrs, so that children will look up to them as role models. These characters are US-made, whereas we have our own noble figures,” said Govenror Alaa Abdul-Halim Mohammed Marzouk to Youm7. ”These [Egyptian] models can deepen children’s patriotism and love of country,” he added. The governor’s orders are currently being revised by a committee would we oversee how it would be implemented in the province of Qalyubia, a province situated north of Cairo in the Nile Delta. There has been mixed reaction on social media. Users have taken to express that the act was a gross injustice against young children who would be exposed to pictures of martyrs and that the new educational reforms should focus on more pressing matters. Other users have said that the children could be made aware about Egypt’s national heroes and…
Egypt Governor: Replace Disney Figures With Military Martyrs in Kindergartens
September 28, 2018
