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Student groups protest ongoing regulations on campus activity
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Student groups protest ongoing regulations on campus activity
University students representing more than 19 student activist groups and a number of student unions gathered Tuesday at Cairo University…
Student protests at Mansoura University
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Student protests at Mansoura University
About 20,000 students of Mansoura University staged demonstrations on Sunday, in protest against two faculty deans running over their fellow…
Former Cairo University head regains post after elections
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Former Cairo University head regains post after elections
Hossam Kamel, who resigned recently from his post as president of Cairo University, was voted back into the university's top…
Campus anger continues across Egypt
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Campus anger continues across Egypt
Six state universities on Monday witnessed demonstrations demanding the dismissal of faculty members and the cleansing of administrations of figures…
Ministry security guards clash with thanaweya amma students
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Ministry security guards clash with thanaweya amma students
Security guards and Higher Education Ministry employees clashed on Monday with dozens of thanaweya amma (high school) graduates during a…
Secondary school students demand better syllabuses
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Secondary school students demand better syllabuses
Dozens of high schools students in Egypt protested on Tuesday outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Education, demanding changes…
Protesters at Ain Shams University demand removal of president
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Protesters at Ain Shams University demand removal of president
About 200 students and professors from Ain Shams University staged protests on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of their president, Maged…
Students plan protests on Tuesday calling for dismissal of university heads
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Students plan protests on Tuesday calling for dismissal of university heads
University students and faculty members are planning to hold protests on Tuesday to call for the dismissal of the heads…
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…
Teacher detained pending investigation for beating children
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Teacher detained pending investigation for beating children
Egypt's General Prosecution has remanded a kindergarten teacher into custody for four days, pending investigations over beating young children in…