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Egypt bars British woman from leaving country
Egypt
February 10, 2012
Egypt bars British woman from leaving country
Egyptian authorities barred a British woman from leaving Egypt on Friday because she is on a list of foreigners under…
Administrator of SCAF Facebook page accuses AUC of conspiracy
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Administrator of SCAF Facebook page accuses AUC of conspiracy
The administrator of the ruling military council’s Facebook page accused the American University in Cairo (AUC) on Thursday of planning…
Embracing innovation: Maker Faire Africa 2011
Art news
October 9, 2011
Embracing innovation: Maker Faire Africa 2011
On 6 October, a small crowd of inventors, artists, designers and engineers gathered at the American University in Cairo to…
AUC reaches agreement with protesting students and workers
Egypt
September 20, 2011
AUC reaches agreement with protesting students and workers
On Tuesday the American University in Cairo (AUC) reached an agreement with students and workers who have been on strike…
AUC protesters tear down American flag on campus
Egypt
September 16, 2011
AUC protesters tear down American flag on campus
Student and worker protesters at the American University in Cairo (AUC) further escalated their demonstration on Thursday by taking down…
AUC threatens to fire striking workers
Egypt
September 13, 2011
AUC threatens to fire striking workers
The American University in Cairo (AUC) administration threatened Monday to fire some of its employees if they continued their strike…
AUC students and workers launch strike against soaring fees and wage cuts
Egypt
September 11, 2011
AUC students and workers launch strike against soaring fees and wage cuts
About two thousand students and workers at the American University in Cairo (AUC) began an open-ended strike Sunday in protest…
Art and social justice: Discussing the changing Egyptian art scene
Art news
May 7, 2011
Art and social justice: Discussing the changing Egyptian art scene
“An artist is never indifferent to injustice. When confronted by the sufferings of others, an artist uses art to restore…
Thieves steal 145 Islamic relics from American University in Cairo
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Thieves steal 145 Islamic relics from American University in Cairo
Thieves got away with 145 Islamic artifacts from the American University in Cairo over a two-day period in March, Egypt's…
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Khaled Fahmy: Contemporary alternatives to Shari’a implementation exist
In a public lecture on Thursday, Khaled Fahmy, the newly appointed head of the American University in Cairo history department,…