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Egyptian student protests hit elite Cairo university

American University in Cairo accused of excessive rate increases, poor management, operating staff and pro-Mubarak regime bias

all began with the refusal to pay parking fees. But a few hours to thousands of students and staff at the American University in Cairo had joined the protest, with the establishment of elite education in Egypt to a standstill.

"The revolution has affected all of us," said Sarah Abdel-Rahman, a recent graduate of the $ 17,000 per year (£ 10,800) from the university. "Now if you have requirements, you think can and should be done, and you will not give up. It's not like in the past already, and I think the university administration has yet to have it. "

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of Egypt to the reform has affected many obstacles since the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, but that did not stop the wave of popular action continues to wash into the most unlikely of places.

The American University in Cairo (AUC) was considered fertile ground for the future of political power brokers and business of Egypt and his tuition - more than eight times the annual income of the average Egyptian - have ensured that the student body is more associated with the designers of direct action.

On Sunday, however, that fame has started to crumble as the mounting resentment of university management overwhelmed in a mass strike and sit-in that is in its fifth day.

students and employees complain of exorbitant rate increases, the alleged exploitation of local workers and disputed claims about the conduct of the university during the rise of anti-Mubarak this year. Many have joined forces with a growing student movement is to mobilize dissent in the country.


The university administration is also accused of underpaying staff, some have to work without contracts, insurance or benefits to a maximum of 16 hours per day. "They can not get away with treating Egyptians like dogs," said Shawki Moatz, a developer of award-winning software and other staff members of the AUC, who was fired in July after clashes with Anderson.

Chawki was demanding answers from their employers on a charge hotly contested pro-Mubarak that the snipers were allowed to use the facilities of the university, the city to target anti-government protesters in the square Tahrir, a picture of him, apparently off-campus ASC abused by private security guards has been circulating on the Internet.
ASC Shawqi said the dismissal had nothing to do with the issue of sniper, who is the subject of an ongoing investigation. "The university authorities were first alerted to the existence of snipers on the roofs of campus buildings in mid-Tahrir in February, shortly after taking over its operations," said Anderson, a political science academic who was responsible for the CSA last year. "We immediately contacted the prosecutor's office and cooperated fully since then."



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