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Egypt teacher fired for cutting girls' uncovered hair - Reuters Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:24:24 GMT

Al-Monitor

Egypt teacher fired for cutting girls' uncovered hair Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian school teacher was fired on Wednesday for cutting the hair of two 12-year-old girl pupils because they were not wearing Islamic headscarves, an act condemned as an illegal violation of human rights by a leading woman's ... Islamist businessmen challenge Egypt's old moneyChicago Tribune How and Why Egypt's Morsi Is Failing Its RevolutionariesAl-Monitor Egypt's top court says constitution draft curbs its powersFox News Financial Times -Right Side News all 492 news articles »

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Egypt's Brotherhood acknowledges clashing with Tahrir protesters last Friday - Ahram Online Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:21:14 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's Brotherhood acknowledges clashing with Tahrir protesters last Friday Ahram Online The Brotherhood, from which Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi hails, originally denied taking part in the violent attacks carried out against liberals and leftists forces who were protesting against the domination of the constituent assembly writing the ... Egypt uprising film depicts crippling social divideKGMI Egypt's co-revolutionaries turn on one anotherForeign Policy (blog) Egypt judge to investigate former ruling generalsChicago Tribune Washington Post -Reuters UK all 173 news articles »

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Egyptian Teacher Cuts Girls' Hair For Not Wearing Headscarf - Huffington Post Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:18:21 GMT

New York Daily News

Egyptian Teacher Cuts Girls' Hair For Not Wearing Headscarf Huffington Post LUXOR, Egypt -- A teacher in southern Egypt punished two 12-year-old schoolgirls for not wearing the Muslim headscarf by cutting their hair, the father of one girl said Wednesday, in an incident that stokes concerns over personal rights following the ... Teacher faces discipline for cutting unveiled pupils' hairEgypt Independent all 140 news articles »

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New Egypt Envoy Says Cairo Wants Peace With Israel - ABC News Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:47:45 GMT

AFP

New Egypt Envoy Says Cairo Wants Peace With Israel ABC News Egypt's new ambassador to Israel formally assumed his post Wednesday, saying his country's new Islamist government remains committed to peace with the Jewish state. Israel and Egypt signed a historic peace agreement in 1979 that has since been the ... Egypt's new envoy to Israel says brings message of peaceReuters New Egyptian envoy: We're committed to agreementsJerusalem Post Peres receives credentials of Egypt, Jordan envoysJewish Telegraphic Agency AFP -Ynetnews all 163 news articles »

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Egypt Likely to Maintain Benchmark Rate on Currency Concern - Businessweek Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:25:11 GMT

Egypt Likely to Maintain Benchmark Rate on Currency Concern Businessweek Egypt's central bank is likely to maintain its benchmark interest rate steady at its highest in over three years due to pressure on the local currency. The Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, headed by Governor Farouk al-Okdah, meets later today ... and more »

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Sinai home to growing Middle East militancy - USA TODAY Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:21:27 GMT

Sinai home to growing Middle East militancy USA TODAY The Sinai Peninsula has become a base for arms smugglers and a way station for jihadists from Egypt and the Middle East looking to launch attacks on Israel, security experts say. The Bedouins who live here say the problem persists and apart from a few ... and more »

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Egypt Post-Mubarak Legal Challenges Test Foreign Investors - Businessweek Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:19:43 GMT

Egypt Post-Mubarak Legal Challenges Test Foreign Investors Businessweek As Egypt struggles to revive an economy battered by last year's uprising against Hosni Mubarak, lawsuits attempting to overturn the sale of state assets under his rule threaten to deter foreign investment. The new government is trying to lure funds ...

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Netanyahu: Any change in Egypt-Israel peace accord would undermine whole ... - Haaretz (blog) Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:45:48 GMT

Haaretz (blog)

Netanyahu: Any change in Egypt-Israel peace accord would undermine whole ... Haaretz (blog) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no sympathy for voices in Egypt that are calling for a review of the peace accord with Israel. During a lunch meeting with European Union ambassadors in Israel, Netanyahu declared that "a revision, no matter how ... and more »

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Constituent Assembly Members Are Advisors to the President Says Lawyers - AllAfrica.com Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:24:20 GMT

Ahram Online

Constituent Assembly Members Are Advisors to the President Says Lawyers AllAfrica.com The constitutional declaration states that "if something prevented the completion of the work of the Constituent Assembly, President Mursi will form a new Constituent Assembly that represents the spectrum of the Egyptian society to prepare a new ... Egypt's non-Islamist forces take aim at draft constitutional articlesAhram Online all 20 news articles »

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Egypt to Fight Sexual Harassment by Broadcasting Attackers - Businessweek Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:45:33 GMT

Egypt to Fight Sexual Harassment by Broadcasting Attackers Businessweek Egypt launched a campaign to protect women from sexual harassment by videotaping attackers and broadcasting the images, state-run Middle East News Agency said. Cameras will be sited in major squares and streets to capture images of men harassing ... and more »