Life for Argentine Dirty War General
3arabawy - Fri, 2008-07-25 01:53 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From the BBC… An Argentine ex-army officer has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists. Luciano Benjamin Menendez, 80, was found guilty along with seven others of the crimes. Prosecutors say the victims were dumped in the street to make it look like they died in a shoot-out. Menendez [...]
From the BBC… An Argentine ex-army officer has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists. Luciano Benjamin Menendez, 80, was found guilty along with seven others of the crimes. Prosecutors say the victims were dumped in the street to make it look like they died in a shoot-out. Menendez [...]
London bus workers march for decent pay
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 19:12 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Socialist Worker reports…
Socialist Worker reports…
From the Memory of the Class: British Solidarity with the Spanish Revolution 1936 من ذاكرة الطبقة العاملة: تضامن عمال بريطانيا م
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 02:46 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[6-9-1936] Sympathizers of the Spanish revolutionary government held a mass demonstration in London’s Trafalgar Sq, to lobby the British government into taking action in support of the Republicans [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives].
[6-9-1936] Sympathizers of the Spanish revolutionary government held a mass demonstration in London’s Trafalgar Sq, to lobby the British government into taking action in support of the Republicans [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives].
“Our rulers have no answer to the crisis”
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 02:12 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Mike Sambo of the Zimbabwean International Socialist Organisation (ISO) spoke to Socialist Worker about the current crisis in the country…
Mike Sambo of the Zimbabwean International Socialist Organisation (ISO) spoke to Socialist Worker about the current crisis in the country…
From the Memory of the Class: The Tunisian Intifada 1978 إنتفاضة تونس
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 01:52 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[2-1-1978] Protestors attacking ruling party office, during a general strike organized by the General Union of Tunisian Workers, which turned into an intifada [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives] * Following the 1967 war, anti-Jewish riots spread in Tunisia as well as attacks on western interests and embassies [1]. The movement, however, was soon to assume a [...]
[2-1-1978] Protestors attacking ruling party office, during a general strike organized by the General Union of Tunisian Workers, which turned into an intifada [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives] * Following the 1967 war, anti-Jewish riots spread in Tunisia as well as attacks on western interests and embassies [1]. The movement, however, was soon to assume a [...]
“I hate soldiers. I hate to see a man with a bayonet fixed on his rifle, who can order me off the street.”
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 01:26 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
John Reed, “The Worst Thing in Europe,” The Masses, March 1915… I hate soldiers. I hate to see a man with a bayonet fixed on his rifle, who can order me off the street. I hate to belong to an organization that is proud of obeying a caste of superior beings, that is proud of killing [...]
John Reed, “The Worst Thing in Europe,” The Masses, March 1915… I hate soldiers. I hate to see a man with a bayonet fixed on his rifle, who can order me off the street. I hate to belong to an organization that is proud of obeying a caste of superior beings, that is proud of killing [...]
International Resistance to Zionism
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 01:01 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Selma James’s closing remarks at the first UK public event of the International Jewish Solidarity Network, 11 July 2008…
Selma James’s closing remarks at the first UK public event of the International Jewish Solidarity Network, 11 July 2008…
Iraq’s 1958 uprising
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-24 00:56 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
This month marks the 50th anniversary of a revolution in Iraq that toppled the country’s British-backed monarch. Anne Alexander writes on a revolt that inspired the Arab world, while two Iraqi activists share their testimonies…
This month marks the 50th anniversary of a revolution in Iraq that toppled the country’s British-backed monarch. Anne Alexander writes on a revolt that inspired the Arab world, while two Iraqi activists share their testimonies…
From the Memory of the Class: Cairo University Clashes 1985 إنتفاضة جامعة القاهرة
3arabawy - Tue, 2008-07-22 10:19 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[12-10-1985] Central Security Forces taking shelter while students hurled stones at them, during leftists-led demonstrations outside Cairo University denouncing the United States and Israel [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]
[12-10-1985] Central Security Forces taking shelter while students hurled stones at them, during leftists-led demonstrations outside Cairo University denouncing the United States and Israel [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]
From the Memory of the Class: Leftist students take to the streets 1976 مظاهرات طلاب اليسار
3arabawy - Tue, 2008-07-22 08:44 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[25-11-1976] Leftist students demonstrate outside the parliament building to protest the high cost of living and Sadat’s economic policies. Two months later, the country was to witness a national uprising on 18 and 19 January 1977, that was crushed by Sadat’s army [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]
[25-11-1976] Leftist students demonstrate outside the parliament building to protest the high cost of living and Sadat’s economic policies. Two months later, the country was to witness a national uprising on 18 and 19 January 1977, that was crushed by Sadat’s army [Photo from Socialist Worker Archives]
Public sector strikes across England and Wales, 16 - 17 July إضراب عمال القطاع العام في بريطانيا
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-07-17 22:49 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
650,000 public sector workers went on strike in Britain yesterday and today in dispute over pay… Extensive reports with photos by Socialist Worker could be found here… Comrade Ady also has some videos… Below are some pix of the strikers I took in Brighton, marching through downtown…
650,000 public sector workers went on strike in Britain yesterday and today in dispute over pay… Extensive reports with photos by Socialist Worker could be found here… Comrade Ady also has some videos… Below are some pix of the strikers I took in Brighton, marching through downtown…
Marxism 2008: Class Struggle and Resistance in Lebanon
3arabawy - Mon, 2008-07-14 02:41 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Comrade Bassem speaking at Marxism 2008…
Comrade Bassem speaking at Marxism 2008…
“United We Will Smash The BNP”
3arabawy - Wed, 2008-07-02 05:27 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Socialist Worker issues, SOAS student union…
Socialist Worker issues, SOAS student union…
Unite and Fight مناهضة النازية
3arabawy - Mon, 2008-06-30 06:41 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Stop the Fascist BNP… Bethnal Green, London…
Stop the Fascist BNP… Bethnal Green, London…
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