Saudi Arabia: Girl students protest, clash with Taif University guards
— Saudi Gazette reports:
— “Scuffles broke out Sunday as female security guards of Taif University tried to disperse about 1,000 girl students who staged a sit-in after being turned away on admissions day.”
— “Red Crescent teams treated one girl’s female guardian who was beaten up by the security women, witnesses said”
— “Security agencies of the governorate were called in to restore order after the squatting girls and their guardians blocked the streets in front of the university gates”
— “Security men from the university also assaulted a press photographer and confiscated his camera”

Saudi women hold university protest
— AFP reports:
— “Scuffles broke out on Sunday when hundreds of Saudi women students held a rare protest at a university over alleged corrupt admission policies, local newspapers reported.”

Saudi Arabia: Women Hold University Protest
— Stratfor also reports:
— “Hundreds of female Saudi students staged a protest at a university near Mecca over alleged corruption in admission policies, Agence France-Presse reported Aug. 2, citing local Saudi newspapers. The protest began after female students were denied admission to Taif University. Students blocked the university entrance and nearby streets and Al-Medina newspaper reported that female security guards clashed with the students after the students attempted to enter though the university gates.”

Saudi Gazette reports on Taif University’s response:
— “Taif University claimed Monday that its refusal to pay heed to recommendations for admission was the reason why ‘400 girl applicants who scored low marks,’ staged a chaotic sit-in protest here.”