University of Haifa’s Rector Jossi Ben Artzi was recently denied an Egyptian visa. Professor Ben Artzi’s request for a visa to attend the Euro-Mediterranean University’s convention on June 11 and 12 in Alexandria was denied without any explanation. The Euro-Mediterranean University’s Rector, Professor Joseph Mifsud, reportedly sent a letter of protest to Egypt’s authorities. … continue reading >>
Israeli professor denied visa to Egypt
May 13, 2010
Professor Uri Seligsohn has been denied a visa to Egypt. Dr. Seligsohn, a professor of hematology and director of the Amalia Biron Research Institute of Thrombosis and Hemostasis at Tel Aviv University, has been banned from attending the 56th Scientific and Standardization Committee meeting in Cairo of the International society on Thrombosis and Homeostasis. … continue reading >>
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
September 6, 2009
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim’s sentence to two years hard labor for “defaming Egypt”–based on his criticism of President Mubarak’s poor human rights record–was overturned in May 2009, just before President Obama’s state visit to Cairo. For the second time, CCS and others advocated on behalf of the eminent sociologist, who founded the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Cairo. … continue reading >>
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