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Police in Egypt arrest 155 for failing to keep Ramadan fast
Egyptian newspapers and human rights activists announced that 155 people were detained by police forces in Aswan, southern Egypt, for publicly eating, drinking or smoking during daylight hours in the holy month of Ramadan. However, many of those arrested said that the arrests were random. Some claimed they were actually fasting when they were rounded... »
EGYPT: Court rules that police should leave Cairo University campus
Image via Wikipedia Egypt’s supreme administrative court ruled this week that security forces from the Ministry of Interior should evacuate the Cairo University campus, saying the independence of universities must be respected. The court ruled that the constitution guarantees the full independence of universities and research centers that “contribute to refining knowledge and offering sciences... »
