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Background: A group of students at the American University in Cairo (AUC) with different cultural backgrounds and nationalities were interviewed by Cornelis Hulsman to understand more about their experiences at the university. This part was conducted in English. Side A: This part of the tape...
Egypt deletes Salah al-Din and Uqba ibn Nafi from the curriculum The Egyptian ministry of education decided to delete paragraphs about Salah al-Din and Uqba ibn Nafi from the curriculum since they allegedly promoted violence and extremism among the people, since their popularity among Muslims is...
Fisk reveals the secret to tolerance between Muslims and Copts in the region The famous British writer Robert Fisk, writing in the Independent, discussed the history and nature of Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East. Despite the persecution that Christians living under Dā’sh experience...
As a student who signed up to study Arabic in the autumn of 2010, I looked forward to the third year of my degree (abroad in an Arabic-speaking country) with a lot of excitement – there were so many options to choose from. I had organised a three-month teaching placement in Muscat, Oman to begin in...
One of the members of the Austrian University delegation that visited Egypt between May 23 and June 3 was Daniel Podertschnig who, following his return to Austria, reported for the Catholic News Service of Austria.  
 'Alā' 'Uraybī presents the point of view of Dr. Hilmī, University Professor in Tanta, when he defended Islamizing the university and running it by Islamists as the majority of students are Muslims.
Keeping Christians away from leading positions in the Egyptian universities would be the first nail to be driven in the coffin of the civil state concept in Egypt, the beginning of the end for Christians in universities and the Islamization of government institutions. The coming days might reveal...
Egyptians against Discrimination, an advocacy group that fights discrimination among Egyptian citizens on any basis, has issued a statement that expresses solidarity with the Coptic student Bishūy Zāri' 'Abd al-Hanūn. Bishūy is a student at South Valley University, whose Dean and Deputy Dean...
Universities across Egypt have seen angry students and rebellious professors protesting on campus, threatening to disband only when pro-Mubārak professors and teachers are gone. The so-called university battle is one of a series of upheavals in the wake of the revolution. It started in Cairo...
This article mentions the University of Asyut’s establishment of a centre for research and studies on human rights. The centre, which is directly under the charge of the university president, aims at promoting academic research in the field of human rights, propagating awareness of international,...

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