June 9, 2000

At American U. in Cairo, Professors Fear Censorship and a Revolving Door

By HAIM WATZMAN

Administrators acknowledge government scrutiny of books, but defend the overall climate

Disgruntled junior faculty members who think they are being unjustly let go by their institutions are hardly a rare breed, but it's not often that one feels so mistreated that she starts a hunger strike.

Sherifa Zuhur, who has taught in the history department of the American University in Cairo and is president of the Association for Middle Eastern Women's Studies, did exactly that. She went

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