Comments on: Harlem Shake Sweeps Tunis; Education Minister Launches Investigation

By: Tunisians and Egyptians fight for their right to 'Harlem Shake' | Buy Black All Year Long

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:19:14 +0000

[...] last year by Psy’s “Gangnam Style”) made at a high school has prompted an investigation by the minister of education, who said that proper permissions were not granted for the video and [...]

By: The ‘Harlem Shake’ becomes a protest in Egypt and Tunisia

The ‘Harlem Shake’ becomes a protest in Egypt and Tunisia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:52:53 +0000

[...] is not so popular with authorities in Tunisia, where education minister Abdeltif Abid called it “an insult to the educational message” and promised an investigation into a version filmed at a local high school. In Egypt on Feb. 23, [...]

By: Samia

Samia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:23:22 +0000

@Sam:

This is not light news, I’d view it as hard news. When dancing in schools becomes penalized by the education ministry and when other political and religious practices take place inside and in front of public schools and get placidly condoned by the minster, I’d say this is dangerous and this should be reported about! the media should denounce the minster’s poor performance and reveal his hypocrisy!

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Asinine, mindless and irritating – keep up the good work | My Blog — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:26:57 +0000

[...] yesterday, on the Tunisian news website Tunisia Live (http://www.tunisia-live.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-sweeps-tunis-education-minister-launches-investi…), I noticed a report about a group of pupils at a Tunisian school called Imam Moslem High School, [...]

By: Mila

Mila — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:53:37 +0000

I agree, you described the tunisian education perfectly!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:35:37 +0000

What a stupid subject to report about !!! And it’s not even labeled right , it’s a light news , get educated ….. Your work quality is really hitting the ground ….
I don’t know how even people read your news and not the guardian …. At least they are accurate ….

By: v

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:52:34 +0000

Just shows how this country is going!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: April Parker

April Parker — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:46:36 +0000

And I suppose smacking students on the hand with a ruler, yelling at students, smoking on school campuses, etc. are accepted practices????? What backwards mentality some people have! This could be used as a way to motivate students, yet, instead, they want them in their seats, in rooms of chalkboards and bare walls, regirgitating the same information from year to year, while parents pay for etude and try to enrich their child’s education at home. Wow.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:33:10 +0000

What a stupid reason to have an investigation…They should be happy to know that the young people still understand and want elements of fun in their lives….Dont these people have more serious issues to respond to. Yet another indication of the path the countries leader are trying to take Tunisia in.

They need to grow up and realise that the young people need to have fun when all around them they see adults who cant organise anything on their behalf. Abid should take the pole out his backside and join in happy to see the young people’s sense of humour is still intact……dam fool

By: Nikki

Nikki — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:04:37 +0000

OMG how can a harmless bit of fun be compared to “Salafist meetings” and “Al-Shahada flags”?? Why on earth is the Ministry of Education even involved?

Education should contain elements of fun, creativity and team work etc yet an organised dance is seen as disruptive? Well done on these students for the dedication to get together and organise this which was outside of school hours.

The Ministry of Education should be spending there time sorting out its policies, structure to give the best future to the future adults of Tunisia and not these dramas.