The promotion of academic freedom on university campuses in Cairo is the main objective of a series of workshops organized by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression and cosponsored by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty. The first four-day event took place at the Centre for Development Support in Dokki/Cairo in early February and brought together close to thirty Egyptian students from different political backgrounds.

“Academic freedom is a core liberal principle and a precondition for achieving progress - in the economy and in society,” said FNF Regional Director Dr. Ronald Meinardus.