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Students for Gaza: Egypt government says trip a no-go

Nov 26th, 2009 | By Joseph Mayton | Category: Egypt, News, Palestine, Students for Gaza

CAIRO: American University in Cairo (AUC) students had expected to be the Gaza Strip during the Islamic holiday of Eid el-Adha, but instead were contemplating a sit-in protest after the Egyptian foreign ministry said they would not be allowed to cross the Rafah Border Crossing to deliver their humanitarian aid and witness the ongoing situation [...]



Students for Gaza: Why I am going

Nov 24th, 2009 | By Candace Lukasik | Category: Students for Gaza

CAIRO: This summer I participated in a summer Arabic program through the US State Department in Amman, Jordan. While I was there, my education on Palestine and the conflict increased tenfold through the many displaced Palestinians I met there. A few of my colleagues and I at the end of the trip decided to take [...]