{"id":19641,"date":"2026-03-09T23:15:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/?page_id=19641"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:18:41","slug":"merit-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/en\/merit-story\/","title":{"rendered":"merit Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19641\" class=\"elementor elementor-19641\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979c4c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"979c4c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc14f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mue_page_title\" data-id=\"1dc14f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mue_page_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mue-title-main\"><div class=\"mue-line\"><\/div><div class=\"mue-pill\"> Merit Story <\/div><div class=\"mue-line flip\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <style>\n                .mue-title-main{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:100%;margin:20px 0;direction:rtl}\n                .mue-pill{background:#581013;color:#fff;padding:12px 45px;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid #C2A35D;font-family:Cairo,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:24px;text-align:center;box-shadow:0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.2);z-index:2}\n                .mue-line{height:2px;flex:1;background:linear-gradient(to left,#C2A35D,transparent)}\n                .mue-line.flip{background:linear-gradient(to right,#C2A35D,transparent)}\n                @media (max-width:768px){ .mue-line{display:none} .mue-pill{font-size:18px; padding:10px 25px; width:auto} }\n            <\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec2a6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ec2a6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6138496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mue_content_box\" data-id=\"6138496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mue_content_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mue-box\"><div class=\"mue-top\"><\/div><div class=\"mue-body\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19642\" src=\"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-E.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"85\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">*The name \"Merit\" was chosen for the university as it signifies worthiness, entitlement, and excellence.*<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">*The significance:* Merit refers to \"Princess Meritamen,\" the fourth daughter of King Ramses II from his wife, Queen Nefertari, who became queen after her mother's death.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">She was also a priestess of the goddess Hathor, and rituals were regularly performed in her honor. Her name, Meritamen, means \"Beloved of Amun.\"<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">A statue of the princess is located in the Temple of Ramses II in the city of Akhmim, Sohag Governorate. 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