May 19, 2000
Egyptian Students Protest Novel; University Admission of Movie Star Stirs Debate in China; Condoms Sell Quickly on Chinese Campuses; Poll Conducted on Visa Denials
Police in Cairo had to use tear gas to disperse Islamic students who were protesting the publication of a novel they found offensive.
About 5,000 demonstrators from Al-Azhar University, regarded as the most prestigious Islamic university in Egypt, took to the streets this month, injuring three police officers and damaging a dozen cars, according to the Associated Press.
The demonstrators called for the resignation of Egypt's minister of culture, who had
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