Protests in Cairo

Women and police dodge tear gas during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)

Female students watch a protest against the Egyptian government and media at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)

Female Islamist students throw projectiles at police during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)

People walk through a cloud of tear gas during protests at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)

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)

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)

An injured man is helped during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)

Men throw rocks at police during a protest at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2013. (Hamada Elrasam for VOA)