Activists on the social networking platform Facebook circulated a letter with the logo of al-Ittihad al-Qawmi Co-Educational School in western Cairo, which they say includes the name of a school teacher that is being investigated for refusing to sign a re-election petition for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.<\/p>\n
The petition, with the slogan \u201cKolena Maa\u2019k men Agl Misr\u201d (Arabic for \u201cWe are all with you for the sake of Egypt), is intended to get the president re-elected for a second term in office during the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for next year.<\/p>\n
The copy of the letter went viral on social media and bears the signature of Hisham Osman, the school\u2019s headmaster.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Yasser Mohamed Mahmoud Afifi, the school teacher, is hereby referred to legal affairs for refraining from signing the form \u2018Kolena Maa\u2019k men Agl Misr\u2019 for Mr. President, to take the due action against him,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n
The letter was also signed by staff department official Neven Saad.<\/p>\n
The spokesman for Egypt\u2019s Education Ministry Ahmed Khairy said that all of the school staff would investigated over the letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeachers are not vested with circulating forms to support the president, there is no such decision at any school,\u201d Khairy said, adding that the letter has been reported to the educational directorate to investigate it.<\/p>\n
Political party members launched the campaign \u201cKolena Maa\u2019k men Agl Misr\u201d in August. They say the campaign will continue after the presidential elections as well to confirm its role in supporting the Egyptian president and the country\u2019s development.<\/p>\n
Edited translation from al-Masry al-Youm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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