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Why one Egyptian MP wants to send his colleagues back to school

MP Mohammed Anwar Sadat has called for the establishment of an academy to educate new legislators in a variety of fields, but not everyone is pleased with the proposal.
A boy rides a bike in front of the parliament building in Cairo, June 14, 2012. In a setback for Islamists, a court declared that rules in the post-Mubarak parliamentary election that handed control to Islamists were unconstitutional. The head of the court said the lower house would have to be dissolved. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR33M20
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CAIRO — Egypt’s legislators will be going back to school if one member of parliament's proposal passes — but given the plan’s controversial nature, they should be strong debaters by the time they get there.

Mohammed Anwar Sadat, president of the Reform and Development Party, wants to establish an academy for parliamentarians. The school would help members of parliament better conduct their oversight and legislative duties, he said, particularly new members who have never performed such tasks. 

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