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Why were birds being burnt alive in Egyptian schoolbooks?
What's going on in the Arabic textbooks all Egyptian children have to read? Is there a message behind a violent story in which the birds revolt against their oppressive masters and burn them alive - while singing the national anthem? And why has the name of Mohamed El Baradei disappeared from a piece about the country's Nobel laureates? Could it be linked to his criticisms of the government of Abdul Fattah al-Sisi? The 大象传媒's Angy Ghannam shares insights into a politically influenced system and the confusion it has created in her own home.
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