Taha Hussein and the Development of Education in Egypt
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2020-16-4-81-98
Abstract
Taha Hussein is one of the greatest thinkers of Egypt, who was provided with high intelligence and extensive knowledge in different areas. Formation of his personality coincided with the dramatic moments in the history of the country associated with the British occupation of Egypt. The author of paper traces the role of T. Hussein in the development and reform of education in Egypt in the early thirties of the 20th century. Moreover, the author analyzes the pedagogical concepts of T. Hussein, i. e. the idea of the democratization of education and overcoming the inertia of public consciousness, which blocked the creative development of the individual. As the Minister of Education of Egypt, T. Hussein was able to implement a number of his ideas on the progress and reform of education, the most important of which was the establishment of free primary education for all segments of the population, regardless of social status and material welfare.
About the Author
O. V. Moskalets
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oksana V. MOSKALETS, junior researcher, Centre of Arabic and Islamic Studies
12, Rozhdestvenka Str., Moscow, 107031
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Moskalets O.V. Taha Hussein and the Development of Education in Egypt. Islam in the modern world. 2020;16(4):81-98. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2020-16-4-81-98
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