Dozens of teachers from Kafr el-Sheikh and Sharqia Governorates are calling on Minister of Education Ahmed Zaki Badr to fulfill promises he made earlier to raise their salaries. The protesters threatened an open-ended strike and chanted, "The salaries you give are no good, they can't buy a single shoe." One of the protesters told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the teachers met with the minister last January during their protest in front of the parliament. Then, the minister pledged to solve the problem--which has persisted for six months--within two weeks. "Education departments asked for our national ID cards and qualifications," the protester said, "but nothing has happened since. This has resulted in a state of frustration especially since we haven't received our salaries since last September." During the protests, Arabic calligraphy teachers requested to be treated on an equal basis with teachers of other subjects at schools. They also demanded changes to their contracts and threatened a hunger strike if the government didn't hear their demands. Meanwhile, dozens of physically challenged persons continued their strike in front of the People's Assembly for the second consecutive day to demand jobs and apartments from Cairo Governorate officials. Eman Mourad Othman, one of the protesters, said they had gone on strike several times before in front of the the headquarters of the Cairo Governorate, but their demands "fell on deaf ears." She said that they will continue to push for their demands. Translated from the Arabic Edition.