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![According to Idris, the fund was one of the richest government facilities, directly funded by the presidency under the previous regime, but it currently houses more than 1,500 students in accommodations that are designed for 600 students. (See a related article, “Sudan’s Revolution, Phase 2: Universities Seek Independence.”) In an official statement, Fadwa Taha, chancellor of the university, agreed that University of Khartoum students were living in “miserable” conditions and said the university should supervise their housing financially and administratively instead of the Student Welfare Fund. However, Ahmed Al-Bashir Muhammad Al-Hassan, director of the fund, rejected the proposal in a television interview, saying it would add to the administrative and economic burden on the university administration. Violence Against Students The university statement noted allegations by students that a murder had been committed in one of the dormitories, but it gave no details. This month, students at Omdurman University also said they had witnessed a murder when one of them was stabbed by three people who tried to steal his phone while he was walking from the university dormitory to his college building. [Enjoying this article? Subscribe to our free newsletter.] Demands raised at the sit-in included greater protection, such as fencing the university on all sides, placing guards at entrances, and preventing non-students from entering university housing. Rajia Fattah, a student in the Faculty of Economic and Social Studies at the University of Khartoum, said female students’ housing suffers from the same problems as men’s accommodations and that many women quit studying. Although the problems are not new and date back to 2017, she said, they have worsened this year. “The situation is so bad that it has become almost impossible to study,” she said. “The only good difference today is that we can go out to express ourselves and protest, which was not possible in the past.”](https://i0.wp.com/www.al-fanarmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/164065123_143048074375666_7656227617221503713_n.jpg?resize=390%2C220&ssl=1)
U. of Khartoum Students Protest Violence and Poor Housing Conditions
University of Khartoum students protest unsafe conditions on the campus, but officials disagree over who is responsible for improvement.
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Egypt’s Universities Combat Gender-Based Violence Through ‘Safe Women’s Units’
Several of Egypt’s universities have set up special clinics to help women who have suffered violence, on campuses and beyond.
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Egyptian Universities Face Pressure to Better Protect Women From Harassment
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Explosion Took a Heavy Toll on Beirut’s Arts and Culture Scene
Much of the city’s creative life was centered in two historic neighborhoods that bore the brunt of the blast.
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Beirut’s Damaged Libraries Try to Continue Fulfilling Their Civic Mission
Despite suffering extensive damage from the port explosion, libraries and independent bookstores are resuming their role as providers of community…
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Beirut Blast Cripples an Educational and Cultural Capital
The explosion risks ending hope for Lebanese young people.
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