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Study Abroad Program Relocates to Jordan

By Sam Abrams December 6, 2013

A new summer study abroad option in Amman, Jordan, will replace the Office of International Programs’ offerings in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, that were cancelled because of turmoil in the region last...

Fall Study Abroad in Cairo Cancelled

By Emma Hinchliffe July 5, 2013

The Office of International Programs cancelled its fall study abroad program at the American University in Cairo in response to a State Department travel advisory issued Wednesday. The warning advises...

Picking Up the Pieces

By Sarah Amos August 19, 2012

CAIRO — As the crowds marched to Tahrir Square Wednesday, a sense of excitement coursed through the dusty air. Young boys sold Egyptian flags. Vendors smoked sweet potatoes in wheeled wood burning...

Arrested Abroad

By Upasana Kaku April 27, 2012

Four months ago, Derrik Sweeney (COL ’13) landed in St. Louis, Mo., marking the end of a four-day-long ordeal that began when he was arrested by Egyptian police for protesting in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. As...

Arrested Abroad

By Upasana Kaku April 26, 2012

Four months ago, Derrik Sweeney (COL ’13) landed in St. Louis, Mo., marking the end of a four-day-long ordeal that began when he was arrested by Egyptian police for protesting in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. As...

Picking Up the Pieces

By Sarah Amos January 26, 2012

CAIRO — As the crowds marched to Tahrir Square Wednesday, a sense of excitement coursed through the dusty air. Young boys sold Egyptian flags. Vendors smoked sweet potatoes in wheeled wood burning...

Stay Behind the Barricade

By The Editorial Board December 1, 2011

Georgetown has long produced students keen on both activism and international affairs. But in light ofDerrik Sweeney's (COL '13) recent experiences in Cairo, it's time to remind ourselves of the responsibility...

Sweeney Reflects on Imprisonment

By Upasana Kaku December 1, 2011

It's been almost a week since Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was released from police custody in Cairo, but the experience is still fresh in his mind. "It's mind-boggling that now I'm here, texting with my...

Sweeney Arrives in St. Louis

By Lauren Weber November 26, 2011

ST. LOUIS, MO. — After landing in St. Louis Saturday night following his release from police custody in Cairo Friday,Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) couldn't stop smiling. Sweeney, along with two other...

Sweeney Questioned by Officials

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 22, 2011

Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) and the two other American students detained in Egypt Tuesday were questioned by authorities for over eight hours until about midnight Wednesday in Cairo. The Sweeney family...

Friends, Family Stunned by Sweeney’s Arrest

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 22, 2011

As friends and family of Derrik Sweeney (COL '13), who was detained in Cairo Tuesday, received details regarding his arrest, many expressed surprise and disbelief at the accusations leveled against him. Sweeney...

Student Arrested in Cairo

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 21, 2011

Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was among three students at the American University in Cairo arrested by Egyptian police Tuesday and accused of participating in violent demonstrations. The...

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