It seems the teachers have won. Al-Azhar senior official is quoted by Al-Masry Al-Youm today promising to include the Al-Azhar teachers in the reform package starting from the beginning of July, yielding to the strikers’ demands.
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Al-Azhar school teachers strike continues
Al-Azhar teachers’ strike continues, as Central Security Forces troops deploy around Al-Azhar schools and polytechnics.
UPDATE: Here’s a report in English from the Daily Star Egypt.
Thousands of Al-Azhar teachers on strike
Thousands of Al-Azhar school teachers are on strike in six provinces refusing to correct the exams for the High School Diploma and Preparatory School Diploma, protesting the government’s decision to exclude them from an employment reform package decreed for teachers.
The strike includes, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm, around 22,000 teachers.