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illiteracy

Social medicine The inability to read and write. See Complete illiteracy, Functional illiteracy.

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Jamal bin Huwaireb, the CEO of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), said: "We are delighted to be adding a new achievement to the foundation's track record today, as we announce the launch of the 'Eradication of Illiteracy Challenge' project, in collaboration with Unesco, the United Nations Development Programme and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI),

Project to educate 30m Arabs by 2030

This, said Awad, makes Palestine one of the lowest in the world in illiteracy rate.

Illiteracy rate in Palestine among lowest in the world

In line with the its plan aimed at promoting the principle of life-long learning, the Education Ministry has intensified efforts to eradicate cultural and informatics illiteracy, after its success in reducing the illiteracy rate, through the development of literacy and education programmes to students centres affiliated with the ministry, as well as professional and cultural programmes and workshops implemented by the Continuing Education Department, he said.

Bahrain\'s success to reduce illiteracy highlighted

It is India's pathetic political illiteracy that allows motor-mouth-ministers like Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti blurt out with impunity most blatant communal statements in public.

Illiteracy in Digital India

Burton uses selected novels to help uncover past attitudes to illiteracy.

Illiteracy in Victorian England: 'Shut out from the World'

The report also compared Egypt's illiteracy rate with that of 17 other Arab countries--Egypt was ranked the fourth highest.

Egypt's 2013 illiteracy rate is 25.9%: CAPMAS

The Education Ministry has since carried out several programs to eradicate illiteracy, such as encouraging female students to enroll in schools by providing food items and cash payments to the students' families.

ALESCO: Illiteracy exceeds 8 million mark in Yemen

In hindsight, I feel a little bad about it, just a little, because I didn't know there were that many people out there suffering from illiteracy," Charlamagne said according to a report on Bossip.

Floyd Mayweather Proves He Can Read, Releases An Audio Of Him Reading

Emelita Villanueva, QCPL head, said one way to ease the country's illiteracy problem is to make people know the significance of books and how reading can help them in their daily living.

Reading campaign launched

Illiteracy today still afflicts 20 percent of the world's population, but that is down sharply from an estimated 70 percent in 1900.

When all looks bleak, remember that there is much good news

Saudi Arabia's illiteracy rates have dropped by 61 per cent during the past nine years, said a report.

Saudi illiteracy rates drop 61pc

In a copy received by Aswat al-Iraq, the report was issued on the International day on Illiteracy Eradication, today.