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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 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]

From the Memory of the Class: Ghazl el-Mahalla Strike 1947 من ذاكرة الطبقة العاملة: إضراب غزل المحلة

3arabawy - Tue, 2008-07-22 08:50 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
[September 1947] Three workers were killed and 17 injured, while 20 police were injured during the riots which broke out at the Ghazl el-Mahalla factory, as police cracked down on thousands of workers who went on strike following the dismissal of some of their comrades demanding improved work conditions. This was followed by more clashes [...]

Mubarak’s pigs continue cracking down on MBs خنازير الداخلية تواصل حملة الاعتقالات ضد الإخوان

3arabawy - Tue, 2008-07-22 08:32 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From AFP… Security forces on Monday arrested 39 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition group in Egypt, while they were on holiday in the Nile Delta, a security official said. “Thirty-nine Muslim Brothers were arrested while on holiday in Kafr Al-Sheikh,” the official told AFP, requesting anonymity. The Muslim Brotherhood website said three of those arrested [...]

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