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Evicted Duweiqa residents protest at governorate headquarters
Egypt
February 9, 2010
Evicted Duweiqa residents protest at governorate headquarters
Around 26 families displaced by demolition orders in Duweiqa spent Monday night on the sidewalk outside the headquarters of Cairo…
Commerce Syndicate members lobby Mubarak over bill
Egypt
February 7, 2010
Commerce Syndicate members lobby Mubarak over bill
An urgent meeting of the General Assembly of the Commerce Syndicate has decided to have its members sign a petition…
Declare ‘zero tolerance’ to FGM/C
Egypt
February 7, 2010
Declare ‘zero tolerance’ to FGM/C
Yesterday was the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, commemorating the 100-140 million women who have been…
Evicted Duweiqa residents demand new homes
Egypt
January 26, 2010
Evicted Duweiqa residents demand new homes
Dozens of residents from the Duweiqa neighborhood assembled on Monday at the Suzanne Mubarak Housing Office to protest the delay…
Phone workers protest salary shortfalls
Egypt
January 17, 2010
Phone workers protest salary shortfalls
Employees of the Maasara phone company south of Cairo staged a demonstration Sunday in which they blocked traffic on the…
Minya villagers demand roads, jobs
Egypt
January 13, 2010
Minya villagers demand roads, jobs
Dozens of residents from the villages of Barsha, Deir el-Barsha and Abu Hens in Minya protested on Tuesday, demanding that…
Niqab-wearers fight their way into exam rooms
Egypt
January 13, 2010
Niqab-wearers fight their way into exam rooms
The crisis of the university niqab ban deepened over the last couple of days as university management refused to allow…