A religion professor at the American University in Cairo says the university had no right to revoke his chair title after he resisted a donor's demands that he teach Islam in a preferential manner.
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Amid rising protests and following the death of an American student, the future of study abroad in Egypt is once again uncertain.
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September 25, 2014
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November 7, 2013
Physics professor reflects on his personal history to suggest path forward for researchers in the Middle East.
September 20, 2013
Are students in Arab higher education held back by attitudes about challenging instructors and fully participating in the classroom?
September 12, 2013
World Bank project looks at how universities in the region are being managed, but tries not to suggest adoption of any one model.
July 2, 2013
Amid rising protests and following the death of an American student, the future of study abroad in Egypt is once again uncertain.
July 1, 2013
Kenyon College student stabbed to death during protest in Alexandria. State Department issues travel warning.
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American program administrators in Egypt foresee greater stability, not complications, with election of first Islamist president.