Hundreds of female Islamist students protested the Interior Ministry and Egyptian media at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
Protests in Cairo
![Female Islamist students burn debris during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8F5E456F-086E-47FC-B7E7-D5F1BB95AB63_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Female Islamist students burn debris during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)
![Water cannon are fired on female Islamist students during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/F901500C-4980-43FA-AF28-19F226F4ABD5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Water cannon are fired on female Islamist students during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)
![Women react to tear gas during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/0D02682E-74DA-4CA9-9D93-35865DBECC57_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women react to tear gas during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)
![Female Islamist students speak to police during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/55E18BA3-BBDB-4FE2-BF5A-E35F15C0D3A9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Female Islamist students speak to police during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)