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The Star Pupil who Scored Zero in Every Exam

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Meet Maryam Malak, considered one of Egypt’s top performing students before she scored zero in all seven of her exams. The incident caused outcry in the country, and many believe corrupt officials are to blame.

We also hear about the social media battle being launched by some of the drivers of London’s iconic black cabs against taxi-app firm Uber, and the drivers of London’s iconic black cabs. By monitoring Twitter, a small but vocal minority of established London cabbies are targeting Uber customers that make complaints on the social network. Often they’re advising them to switch back to black cabs, but sometimes they’re trolling their rival’s passengers and sending them abuse online.

(Photo: Exam multiple choice paper. Credit: Shutterstock) Show less

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