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AUC force reopening after students protest rising fees
University management unchain campus gates after disgruntled students escalate their protest against tuition hikes by blocking access early Sunday morning
Yasmine Wali, Sunday 16 Sep 2012
The American University in Cairo (AUC) administration reopened campus gates at 11:30am, after a group of students had forced a temporary closure in protest at rising tuition fees.
A campus newsletter, sent Sunday morning, included a statement condemning the students' actions and called for the university emergency management team to open access to campus immediately.
AUC students had escalated their protest against fee hikes, by chaining the gates and blocking campus entrances with vehicles at around 8:00am Sunday morning, preventing faculty, students and staff from entering.
"We've been protesting for two consecutive weeks and we've been protesting all last year, trying all possible peaceful means. We staged a sit-in and met with the vice president of financial affairs who didn’t provide any assistance or help," complained Hossam Mohsen, a final year student in the Petroleum Engineering Department.
Mohsen added: "We (the students) reached an agreement last year with the administration of financial affairs that included along with other demands that the increase in tuition fees would only be applied to freshman, and this agreement was approved through a [written] contract. The university, however, ignored the agreement and breached the contract."
"This sit-in has already been going on for two weeks since the semester started. Meanwhile, Lisa Anderson, the [AUC] president, travelled two or three days ago, taking the situation lightly. This is why we took this step," stated Mohsen.
Taher El-Moetazbellah, AUC's Student Union president, also stated to Ahram Online that the recent escalation is the fault of the administration for not cooperating with students or acting on their concerns. However, he rejected the means by which the students expressed their protest, blocking campus entrances.
"You cannot gain rights by violating the rights of others," stated El-Moetazbellah, adding: "We are all against the commercialisation of education."
An AUC statement sent to students by email on Thursday denounced the student action. "The attempt to close the campus is in direct violation of university policy and will not be tolerated. Swift action will be taken against all perpetrators."
"The university's Freedom of Expression Policy protects the rights of all members of the community to express their views without infringing on the rights of others. The rights of all students, faculty and staff to enter their university and study, teach and work must be safeguarded and respected," the statement added.
Striking AUC students have been threatening since last Thursday to shut down the campus by blocking the gates if their demands ― mainly the cancellation of fee increases ― go unheeded.
Others students, however, expressed their disapproval of the recent escalation.
"I like the movement and I respect that it is for a great cause, but I don’t like that someone forces me not to enter the campus to attend my classes. We also cannot take anything by force. If AUC administration does not approve of the demands, these acts will not force it … [The administration] will do what it wants at the end," said Hossam Abdel-Gelil, a senior in engineering.
The American University in Cairo (AUC) administration reopened campus gates at 11:30am, after a group of students had forced a temporary closure in protest at rising tuition fees.
A campus newsletter, sent Sunday morning, included a statement condemning the students' actions and called for the university emergency management team to open access to campus immediately.
AUC students had escalated their protest against fee hikes, by chaining the gates and blocking campus entrances with vehicles at around 8:00am Sunday morning, preventing faculty, students and staff from entering.
"We've been protesting for two consecutive weeks and we've been protesting all last year, trying all possible peaceful means. We staged a sit-in and met with the vice president of financial affairs who didn’t provide any assistance or help," complained Hossam Mohsen, a final year student in the Petroleum Engineering Department.
Mohsen added: "We (the students) reached an agreement last year with the administration of financial affairs that included along with other demands that the increase in tuition fees would only be applied to freshman, and this agreement was approved through a [written] contract. The university, however, ignored the agreement and breached the contract."
"This sit-in has already been going on for two weeks since the semester started. Meanwhile, Lisa Anderson, the [AUC] president, travelled two or three days ago, taking the situation lightly. This is why we took this step," stated Mohsen.
Taher El-Moetazbellah, AUC's Student Union president, also stated to Ahram Online that the recent escalation is the fault of the administration for not cooperating with students or acting on their concerns. However, he rejected the means by which the students expressed their protest, blocking campus entrances.
"You cannot gain rights by violating the rights of others," stated El-Moetazbellah, adding: "We are all against the commercialisation of education."
An AUC statement sent to students by email on Thursday denounced the student action. "The attempt to close the campus is in direct violation of university policy and will not be tolerated. Swift action will be taken against all perpetrators."
"The university's Freedom of Expression Policy protects the rights of all members of the community to express their views without infringing on the rights of others. The rights of all students, faculty and staff to enter their university and study, teach and work must be safeguarded and respected," the statement added.
Striking AUC students have been threatening since last Thursday to shut down the campus by blocking the gates if their demands ― mainly the cancellation of fee increases ― go unheeded.
Others students, however, expressed their disapproval of the recent escalation.
"I like the movement and I respect that it is for a great cause, but I don’t like that someone forces me not to enter the campus to attend my classes. We also cannot take anything by force. If AUC administration does not approve of the demands, these acts will not force it … [The administration] will do what it wants at the end," said Hossam Abdel-Gelil, a senior in engineering.
AUC's bitter strike ends as agreement is reached
Students and administration at the American University in Cairo have reached agreement on several key issues, bringing to an end the student blockade of the campus
Osman El-Sharnoubi, Monday 1 Oct 2012
Dozens of Cairo students block road in protest at poor services
Protesting students complained about poor infrastructure on campus, citing rotten meat and frequent power cuts
Ahram Online, Friday 26 Apr 2013
Dozens of Cairo University students cut off Tharwat Street in Giza on Friday in protest at the university’s poor services, Ahram’s Arabic language website reported.
The students demanded that university authorities urgently investigate the state of the university’s facilities, and requested the implementation of student union bylaws.
The protesters complained about repeated power cuts and poor food. Students said that in one case that rotten meat was served at the cafeteria in the girls’ dormitory.
Magdy Wahbah, a business student, told Al-Ahram that he pays monthly LE60 for food in the dormitory in addition to LE300 at the beginning of every year.
The protesters reportedly cleared the road partially to allow a car carrying a sick woman to pass. At the time of publication, police were negotiating with student union members to open the road. According to Al-Ahram, a student union representative said that the decision to block the road had been taken by a few protesters, not the majority.
On 13 April, forty-one student movements from public and private Egyptian universities protested against the ministry of higher education after several crises arose in universities across the country.
Hundreds of students marched from Cairo University to the ministry, calling for the sacking of Minister of Higher Education, Mostafa Mosaad, and the head of the Supreme Council of Private Universities, Gamal Nawara.
Students demanded better security on university campuses, as well as better-quality health and nutrition services for students who live on campus. Protesters cited the recent food poisoning incident in Al-Azhar University, where about 500 students were hospitalised after eating on campus.
Egypt's health ministry lists licensed bottled water brands amid shortage fears
Official safe-to-drink list addresses key consumer concerns amid bottled water shortage following ministry crackdown on companies, Nestle factory fire and Pepsi production cuts
Ahram Online, Tuesday 14 May 2013
Only 18 companies are currently licensed to distribute bottled water in Egypt, the health ministry stated on Tuesday.
According to a ministry press release, the licensed brands are Haya, Safi, Aqua Siwa, Siwa, Aman Siwa, Nahl, Organica, Aqua Sky, Mineral, Nestle, Vera, Baraka, Alpha, Aquafina, Tiba, Aqua Delta, Dasani, and Aqua Paris.
A shortage has hit the market since Nestle and Pepsi, which together captured 71 percent of the bottled water market according to the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA), cut production in the past months, forcing consumers to turn to other brands.
Nestle, which produces Nestle Pure Life and Baraka bottled water, was forced to halt all of its production processes after a fire devastated its only factory in Banha, Qalioubiya Governorate, in late February.
The production of Pepsi’s Aquafina bottled water was suspended because it did not meet internal quality standards, according to the April ECA report.
A source close to the company hinted that Pepsi had been pressured by the health ministry to cut production until tests confirmed that the well-water used met government standards. Ahram Online was unable to reach company management for comment on the issue.
More than 13 companies had their bottled water production suspended due to contamination of their wells discovered in the past year, says Atef Yaacoub, head of Egypt's Consumer Protection, a fact that has aggravated the shortage.
Regular tests are conducted on unprocessed well-water, as well as the finished product, to make sure the source is free of certain bacteria according to international standards, says Zeinab Bakry, head of the National Nutrition Institute, the health ministry body in charge of licensing bottled water companies.
"Licensed wells can become contaminated by the poor hygiene practices of company workers or by sanitary water leaks from surrounding residential areas, or by the construction of buildings within the sanitary area around the well," explains Anan Helal, head of consumer protection non-governmental watchdog Ein Masr.
Three of the brands on the current safe-to-drink list, namely Aqua Delta, Tiba, and Alpha had been banned from production by the ministry last June after tests revealed their wells had become contaminated.
The ministry is engaged in regular initiatives to seize unlicensed bottled water from the market, said Health Minister Mohamed Mostafa Hamed in the press release, which did not name any examples of unlicensed brands.
６月５日午後０時３０分頃，カイロ市内ゲジーラ島の路上（6th October Bridge，マリオットホテル入口付近）において，邦人旅行者が強盗に遭い負傷しました。本件は，単独で歩行中に，所持していた携帯電話を犯人にひったくられそうになり，抵抗したことから，ナイフで身体を数か所刺されるなどしたものです。
同様の事件はこれまでも起こっており，在留邦人の皆様，旅行者の皆様におかれましては，当館発行の「安全の手引き」を参考にしていただき，外出時は周囲の状況に気を配る，被害に遭った際には無理な抵抗はしない，できるだけ複数で行動するなどの注意を払ってください。
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BREAKING: Egypt curfew shortened by two hours excluding Fridays
Curfew imposed on 14 Egyptian governorates will now start at 9pm instead of 7pm excluding Fridays, which usually see mass protests and violence
Ahram Online, Saturday 24 Aug 2013
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The curfew imposed on 14 Egyptian governorates will be from 9pm (instead of 7pm) until 6am starting Saturday, the interim cabinet announced, stating that only on Fridays the curfew would start at 7pm.
This decision was announced after Friday’s rallies, staged by loyalists of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, witnessed less violence and a lower turnout of protesters in comparison to previous mass demonstrations on past Fridays.
On 14 August, the interim Cabinet re-introduced a state of emergency, accompanied by a daily curfew starting at 7pm until 6am in 14 governorates for a month.
Morsi was removed by the army on 3 July amid nationwide protests against his rule.
Rival protests by supporters and opponents of the former president, a senior figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, have resulted in many casualties.
Hundreds of Morsi supporters were killed when security forces cleared sit-ins in Cairo and Giza on 14 August.
