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Egypt withdrawals philosophy books over Mubarak quotes

Arab World Materials 28 September 2011 14:00 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan , Baku, Sept. 28 / Trend A. Isgandarov/

Egypt 's Ministry of Education has ordered the withdrawal of philosophy books from the nation's secondary schools because they contain quotes from speeches by former president Hosny Mubarak, dpa reported citing state television Wednesday.

An official source at the ministry explained that the withdrawn books were printed last year before Mubarak's ouster, according to the report.

The books are to be replaced soon with new ones for the new school year, which started in Egypt on September 17.

Thousands of people in different cities across the country went to the streets and a one million march passed at Tahrir Square in Cairo beginning from January 25 to demand the resignation of President Mubarak and the dissolution of parliament. As a result, Mubarak announced about his resignation. The leadership passed to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the parliament was dissolved

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