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Morsy loyalists continue protests at universities
Egypt
February 22, 2015
Morsy loyalists continue protests at universities
Coninciding with Egyptian Student Day, pro-Mohamed Morsy students continued their protests at a number of universities on Sunday against the…
Democracy Index: 58 university protests in first week
Egypt
October 18, 2014
Democracy Index: 58 university protests in first week
Egyptian universities have seen 58 protests by students on their first week which started 11 October, a report by the…
Cairo University students reject Nazif’s return to campus
Egypt
January 23, 2014
Cairo University students reject Nazif’s return to campus
A number of student movements have rejected the return of Ahmed Nazif, Hosni Mubarak’s prime minister, to his teaching post…
Pro-Morsy students begin fresh protests in Ain Shams, Al-Azhar universities
Egypt
December 23, 2013
Pro-Morsy students begin fresh protests in Ain Shams, Al-Azhar universities
On Monday, hundreds of pro-Morsy students from Ain Shams University blocked al-Khalifa al-Maamoun street, bringing traffic to a complete stop. Before…
Despite cabinet decision, students pay university accommodation fees
Egypt
October 4, 2013
Despite cabinet decision, students pay university accommodation fees
Two weeks into the academic year and students residing in the Cairo University dormitories are still reeling from accommodation problems and the inability…
Recent graduates hit hardest by persistent unemployment
Business
November 3, 2012
Recent graduates hit hardest by persistent unemployment
For the thousands of young men and women who filled Tahrir Square nearly two years ago, youth unemployment was a…
Sunday’s papers: Movie protests, US-Egypt relations and strikes
Egypt
September 16, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Movie protests, US-Egypt relations and strikes
Sunday’s papers focus their coverage on three main news developments: the forced dispersal of anti-Islam movie protests and their repercussions…
University students march on Defense Ministry to call for power handover
Egypt
February 14, 2012
University students march on Defense Ministry to call for power handover
Hundreds of students from Cairo, Ain Shams and Al-Azhar universities started a march toward the Defense Ministry on Tuesday to…
Mansoura students demand removal of university leadership
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Mansoura students demand removal of university leadership
More than 15.000 students at Mansoura University protested on Wednesday inside the campus to demand the removal of its Mubarak-era…
Something to censor
Opinion
September 21, 2011
Something to censor
Book censorship in Egypt is alive and well and may signal trouble for the country’s fledgling democracy. It serves as…