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Arab Spring destroyed my PhD: Eman Sharobeem

Eman Sharobeem arrives at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Sydney.

Eman Sharobeem arrives at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Sydney. Source: AAP

Former Australian of the Year state finalist Eman Sharobeem has told a Sydney corruption inquiry proof of her honorary doctorate was burnt in the Arab Spring.Australian of the Year state finalist Eman Sharobeem has told a Sydney corruption inquiry PhD degrees listed on her resumes were merely "wishful play" and evidence of an honorary doctorate was destroyed by fire during the Arab Spring.Aaron reports.


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Former Australian of the Year state finalist Eman Sharobeem has told a Sydney corruption inquiry proof of her honorary doctorate was burnt in the Arab Spring.Australian of the Year state finalist Eman Sharobeem has told a Sydney corruption inquiry PhD degrees listed on her resumes were merely "wishful play" and evidence of an honorary doctorate was destroyed by fire during the Arab Spring.Aaron reports.



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