Cairo University Hospital
Orthopedic surgeon at Cairo University Hospital, now participating in protests against the Morsi regime, as part of the liberal secular movement in Egypt
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Hazem Cashlan
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Egyptian Army Issues Ultimatum as Protests Continue Two years ago, millions of street protesters forced Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak to step down, and the Army seized governmental control. A year later, Mohammed Morsi became Egypt's first elected president, but now millions are back in the streets demanding that he step down, and the Army has issued an ultimatum of its own. We hear from Cairo.
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