CAIRO — Cairo University has postponed student exams set for Thursday and the Egyptian president’s security service took over the campus in anticipation that President Barack Obama will address the Muslim world from its main hall.
While the American Embassy in Cairo will not confirm the venue, Egyptian officials say Cairo University will be the site of Obama’s June 4 speech.
The campus, which has been at the center of pro-democracy protests, would provide Obama with a backdrop linked to liberal Arab learning.
"It is a symbol of liberalism in Egypt,” said Egyptian writer Ali Salem.
by the associated press
While the American Embassy in Cairo will not confirm the venue, Egyptian officials say Cairo University will be the site of Obama’s June 4 speech.
The campus, which has been at the center of pro-democracy protests, would provide Obama with a backdrop linked to liberal Arab learning.
"It is a symbol of liberalism in Egypt,” said Egyptian writer Ali Salem.
by the associated press
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