Between fierce attack and support.. Tamer Amin in the grip of the public

The name of broadcaster Tamer Amin has been trending on social media in the past few hours after the broadcast of yesterday’s episode of his program “Akhir Al-Nahar” on Al-Nahar TV, after he launched a sharp attack on the high school system, demanding the cancellation of the study of literary subjects for high school, including history, geography, philosophy, and others.

Tamer Amin: These materials are not enough to make a living. Amin said during his program: “These materials do not provide a living,” and he even asked those who objected to his words to focus on the things “that provide a living and bring progress.”

Amin asked: “What will the student do with these subjects? What benefit will the student gain from these subjects when he enters college and from there to the job market?” He called for preparing students for the job market from the secondary stage, raising the slogan that “Life is science now, and there is no room for literary subjects except for those who want to become teachers of these subjects.”

Very angry at Tamer Amin's words These statements were widely interacted with among students, as there was intense anger among social media users, who described his words as “provocative” and that they “reflect a painful reality of not appreciating the value of the humanities in advancing civilized societies.”

Some people compared it to what some African Americans are doing in promoting what is known as “Afrocentricity,” and attempts to steal the history of ancient Egyptian civilization, and what broadcaster Tamer Amin is demanding of not teaching history except in the basic stages only (elementary and preparatory).

Responses to Tamer Amin about the importance of studying these subjects A large number of specialists in the humanities began to share numerous publications explaining the importance of studying these materials that Tamer Amin objects to, based on the fact that they aim primarily to preserve the Egyptian identity. They cited the fact that Egypt succeeded in recovering Taba through international arbitration based on history and geography.

Many described these statements as "shameful and inappropriate and should not be exported through the media and a television program that aims primarily to educate the public."

Tamer Amin proposes replacing some materials with important materials in the labor market On the other hand, Tamer Amin addressed the students, saying: “Replace the literary subjects with a subject called marketing, a subject called human development and human resources, and a subject called communication and communication sciences, and do the things that are very important in the current job market, such as sales and others. I even said that I do not see any benefit in teaching languages.”