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Interview with Silvia Gore, Director Innovation Academy
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Q: Can you give me some information about the origins of this school? A: The school was founded in September 2016 and the founder is Mrs. Cecilia and her husband. The school used to be in  South Sudan, and due to the war in 2016, they were forced to move to Cairo. So in December 2016, they came...
Interview with Father Claude, St. Joseph Eritrean Learning Center
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Q: Is the learning center for Eritrean refugees part of the church? A: Yes, the Eritrean learning center is part of the church. This is the only Eritrean school we support. The Comboni missionaries also support a Sudanese refugee school in Abassiya. Both schools are part of the Catholic Church. The...
Interview with South Sudanese Activist Ann Lado about Refugee Education
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Q: Do you know any case of a Sudanese refugee student going to a private primary or public secondary school in Egypt? A: Yes, I know many of them. They are mostly South Sudanese. When they arrive here many apply to attend private Egyptian schools. I have a little girl in my house going to a private...
Cosmopolitan stories in Cairo: Diana al-Sakākīnī and Rafīq Barakāt
Date of source: Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Diana Sakakini [Diana al-Sakākīnī] was born in Milan, Italy, from the prestigious al-Sakākīnī family of Christian Syrian origins that has left indelible marks in Egypt as the majestic al-Sakākīnī Palace in Old Cairo testifies. She was educated in Italy but later returned to Egypt where her parents...
Biography: Christiaan van Nispen, S.J.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Father van Nispen is a Jesuit priest, who is strongly involved in relationships with Islam. In the beginning of his priesthood he chose 'The service of reconciliation' to be his motto. In an interview with Egyptian Al-Ahram Weekly on December 31, 1998, he clarified: "My interpretation of the term...
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