Education Algeria
Algeria
During the period covered by this report, the Government sanctioned a number of imams for inflammatory sermons following the May 21 earthquake and for interpretations of the Koran "likely to offend public cohesion." The Ministry of Religious Affairs provides some financial support to mosques and during the period covered by this report sought to expand its control over the training of imams through a government-run Islamic educational institute. This institute would ensure that all imams are of the highest educational caliber and present messages in line with government guidelines in place to stem Islamic fanaticism. At the end of the period covered by this report, no school had actually been established. ... [Read More]
Algeria
Four journalists were imprisoned for the first time, unlike in previous years when only fines were imposed. The most prominent case was against Mohamed Benchicou, the managing editor of the opposition paper Le Matin and author of a book critical of the president, "Bouteflika--An Algerian Imposter." In February, plainclothes policemen instructed several bookstores not to display Benchicou's book or attempt to sell it; otherwise their copies would be seized. According to the independent press, Minister of the Interior Zerhouni ordered the police to conduct an investigation to determine the publisher of the book and to take all measures to prevent the book from being marketed. Police searched vehicles and the headquarters of Le Matin for copies of the book. Others were detained for questioning by plainclothes policemen in Algiers: Saida Azzouz, a journalist for Le Matin; Ali Dilem, the cartoonist for Liberte; and Hamou L'hadj Azouaou, a chauffeur for Le Matin. While no official reason ... [Read More]
Related Programs – Educational Partnerships Program
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Regional English Language Officers Worldwide -- Office of English Language Programs
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Middle East/ North Africa – Educational Advising Centers – EducationUSA
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Partnership for Learning Youth Exchange and Study (P4L-YES) – Youth Programs Division – Citizen Exchanges
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V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cameroon is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Most trafficking is internal and children are at greatest risk. Traffickers use fraudulent marriage proposals to lure women to Europe, principally France and Switzerland, for exploitation in prostitution. Children are trafficked to the United Kingdom for commercial sexual exploitation. Girls are trafficked internally from Anglophone areas to Francophone cities such as Douala and Yaounde to work in exploitative conditions as domestics, street vendors, or prostitutes. Children are also trafficked for forced labor on cocoa plantations. Children trafficked between Nigeria and Gabon transit Cameroon. Cameroon is a destination country for Nigerian children trafficked and exploited in commercial agriculture, prostitution, and street vending, or in small shops. ... [Read More]
Calendar of Events
Tunis, TunisiaInternational Conference on Civic Education: Arab Civitas-Center for Civic Education ... Jordan Education Initiative ... Algiers, AlgeriaSteering Group Meeting: Jordan Education Initiative ... [Read More]
Algeria
Commercial Law Development Program Initiative for Open and Pluralistic Media in Arabic Speaking Countries Treasury Debt Reform Technical Assistance Coalition Building and Management Training for Political Parties, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and Civil Society Organizations (CSO) MEPI Arabic-language Early Reading Program Middle East Finance Corporation (MEFC) Due Diligence Democratic Strengthening Legislative Strengthening Partnership for Financial Excellence Part II MEET (Middle East Entrepreneur Training) in ... [Read More]
Algeria (12/04)
Algeria's educational system has grown dramatically since 1962; in the last 12 years, attendance has doubled to more than 5 million students. Education is free and compulsory to age 16. Despite government allocation of substantial educational resources, population pressures and a serious shortage of teachers have severely strained the system, as has terrorism attacks against the educational infrastructure during the 1990s. Modest numbers of Algerian students study abroad, primarily in Europe and Canada. In 2000, the government launched a major review of the country's educational system and in 2004 efforts to reform the educational system began. ... [Read More]
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