Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1893 — The Young Khedive. [ARTICLE]

The Young Khedive.

New York Post. An illustration of the sort of policy which the young Khedive of Egypt would follow if he were left to his own devices and influence of his favorite advisers, may be found in one of Hts recent decrees, which orders that the Arabic language shall form the basis of instruction in all branches of the curriculum in in the government schools. The study of this language has always been obligatoi’y on every pupil, and considerable proficiency therein is required in order to pass any examination. The retrograde effect of this decree, if enforced, would soon become evident, as the text books of the modern arts and sciences are European, and all attempts to teach from them through Arabic have always resulted badly. As it is, a pupil who be perfectly qualified as a doctor or a lawyer cannot receive his diploma unless he be also an Arabic literateur. The decree is attributed to the influence of the na- i tional party, over Riaz Pasha, and is at all events characteristic of its general opposition to anything savoring of pi’ogress or reform.