University student expelled for hugging fiancé can appeal decision

Expect a public black eye over this one any second now: A female student was expelled from Al Azhar University after a video — showing her hug her fiancé after he kneeled down with a flower bouquet in an apparent gesture to propose — went viral. The student can appeal the decision, the university’s spokesperson Ahmad Zarei told Ahram Online. The expulsion has sparked wide debate on social media.