Students from Michigan universities are returning to the United States from Egypt after unrest in that country.
Zenit Chughtai attends Michigan State University and was studying in Alexandria through The Language Flagship program. She says she noticed a difference in the way Egyptians treated foreigners after the protests began:
“I was with a bunch of American students when we encountered a group and, they didn’t – we didn’t get the normal reaction the usually got, a reaction like, "Oh you’re some tourist," they were like – "Come, run with us, join us, protest with us."”
Universities across the state have canceled their study abroad programs in Egypt and have been coordinating with the State department to bring students back to the U.S.
Chugtai returned to the United States only a few days after the protests but she said many other students in her program flew back yesterday. They are currently in Washington D.C., waiting to learn more about how they'll continue their studies.
-Bridget Bodnar, Michigan Radio Newsroom
