From the Memory of the Class: The Central Security Forces Intifada 1986 إنتفاضة جنود الأمن المركزي
3arabawy - Fri, 2008-07-25 02:26 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[27-2-1986] Army soldiers stand guard outside the Swiss-managed Jolie Ville Hotel, which was burned down by Central Security Forces conscripts, during their intifada [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]. More photos of the intifada could be found here…
[27-2-1986] Army soldiers stand guard outside the Swiss-managed Jolie Ville Hotel, which was burned down by Central Security Forces conscripts, during their intifada [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]. More photos of the intifada could be found here…
From the Memory of the Class: Women Workers in Belbeis
3arabawy - Fri, 2008-07-25 02:01 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[1961] Women workers packing citrus at a factory in Belbeis [Photo from Socialist Worker Archive].
[1961] Women workers packing citrus at a factory in Belbeis [Photo from Socialist Worker Archive].
Mahalla drinking water unfit for human consumption, says report
3arabawy - Fri, 2008-07-25 02:00 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From the Daily News Egypt… Drinking water in some of the villages in Mahalla El-Kobra was found unfit for human consumption due to high levels of minerals and chloride, according to a report by the chemical and bacteriological labs at the Ministry of Health. The findings are some of several released by the Ministry of Health, according [...]
From the Daily News Egypt… Drinking water in some of the villages in Mahalla El-Kobra was found unfit for human consumption due to high levels of minerals and chloride, according to a report by the chemical and bacteriological labs at the Ministry of Health. The findings are some of several released by the Ministry of Health, according [...]
Fear of escalated response in Damietta over Agrium plant
3arabawy - Fri, 2008-07-25 01:56 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From the Daily News Egypt… Members of the People’s Assembly (PA) and local leaders of Damietta have warned of a possible escalation in residents’ response to the continued presence of the Agrium nitrogen and ammonia plant near Ras El-Bar resort. Although the PA had decided to remove the plant from Damietta, the plant site still remains, much [...]
From the Daily News Egypt… Members of the People’s Assembly (PA) and local leaders of Damietta have warned of a possible escalation in residents’ response to the continued presence of the Agrium nitrogen and ammonia plant near Ras El-Bar resort. Although the PA had decided to remove the plant from Damietta, the plant site still remains, much [...]
Egypt growth rates expected to take a nose dive, shows poll
3arabawy - Fri, 2008-07-25 01:55 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From the Daily News Egypt… As the hot waves of the US subprime crisis continue to melt down the global economy, many are questioning Egypt ability to maintain its record high growth rates in the current fiscal year. While statements from government officials point to the affirmative, a recent Reuters opinion poll predicts Egypt’s economic growth to [...]
From the Daily News Egypt… As the hot waves of the US subprime crisis continue to melt down the global economy, many are questioning Egypt ability to maintain its record high growth rates in the current fiscal year. While statements from government officials point to the affirmative, a recent Reuters opinion poll predicts Egypt’s economic growth to [...]
لا لفصل وتشريد العمال … عريضة حق العودة
3arabawy - Fri, 2008-07-25 01:54 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
A campaign is launched in solidarity with sacked Egyptian labor activists…
A campaign is launched in solidarity with sacked Egyptian labor activists…
State Security pigs arrest internet activists in Alexandria اعتقال جماعي لنشطاء الانترنت في الإسكندرية
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 18:58 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Click on Latuff’s cartoon below to read a statement by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information…
Click on Latuff’s cartoon below to read a statement by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information…
Bonaparte on officer mutinies in Egypt
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 02:46 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Interesting…
Interesting…
From the Memory of the Class: The Egyptian Bread Intifada 1977 إنتفاضة الخبز
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 02:12 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[19-1-1977] Demonstrators, during the 1977 Bread Intifada, regroup on a rubble strewn street in Cairo, after battling the Central Security Forces [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]. More photos of the uprising could be found here…
[19-1-1977] Demonstrators, during the 1977 Bread Intifada, regroup on a rubble strewn street in Cairo, after battling the Central Security Forces [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]. More photos of the uprising could be found here…
Non-teaching staff protest for 50% salary increase
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 01:19 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Sarah Carr reports… Non-teaching staff within the Ministry of Education protested Monday on the steps of the Journalists’ Syndicate against the ministry’s decision to deny them a 50 percent pay increase. Holding up banners reading “We demand a decent wage and equality” and “A minimum wage is the right of all,” members of the committee for the [...]
Sarah Carr reports… Non-teaching staff within the Ministry of Education protested Monday on the steps of the Journalists’ Syndicate against the ministry’s decision to deny them a 50 percent pay increase. Holding up banners reading “We demand a decent wage and equality” and “A minimum wage is the right of all,” members of the committee for the [...]
Mubarak’s regime bans ‘brink of revolution’ book
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 01:08 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From AFP… Egypt has banned a book by a British journalist about Egyptian politics and society entitled “Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution,” the author told AFP on Wednesday. “According to my publisher, the American University in Cairo bookstore ordered 50 copies of ‘Inside Egypt’ a few days ago, only [...]
From AFP… Egypt has banned a book by a British journalist about Egyptian politics and society entitled “Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution,” the author told AFP on Wednesday. “According to my publisher, the American University in Cairo bookstore ordered 50 copies of ‘Inside Egypt’ a few days ago, only [...]
Industrial Action Reports تقرير المرصد النقابي والعمالي المصري عن الاحتجاجات العمالية بشهر إبريل
3arabawy - Wed, 2008-07-02 03:49 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
The Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch has issued its report on the industrial action in April… Click on the poster below to download it…
The Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch has issued its report on the industrial action in April… Click on the poster below to download it…
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