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Article: Iraq : Iraq Struggles To Rebuild Its Education System.
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- September 9, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
Students walk home from class in Tikrit, northwest of Baghdad. The lowest rate of primary enrollment in Iraq is among rural girls. (file photo) September 08, 2009
Despite the brutality of its former regime, Iraq was once seen as a model of education in the Arab world. The country boasted some of the region s highest literacy rates, justifying the Arabic saying, The Egyptians write, the Lebanese publish, the Iraqis read.
Today, up to one-quarter of Iraq's adults are illiterate.
Years of war and instability have left their mark. Rather than focus on education, many Iraqis give priority to basic survival, while a decline ...