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Egypt

The return of the Arab revolution

Posted on 1st April 2011 by ISJ

In the winter of 1939-40 the German Marxist critic Walter Benjamin wrote a remarkable text known as “Theses on the Philosophy of History”. In it he attacked the widespread belief on the left that socialism would come about inevitably, as… Continue Reading →

Analysis Arab revolution, Egypt, Tunisia

A new workers’ movement: the strike wave of 2007

Posted on 31st March 2008 by ISJ

The beginning of the 1990s saw Hosni Mubarak start to implement World Bank and IMF policies, including a “structural adjustment programme”, privatisation and attacks on workers’ rights.1 The old centres of the working class, such as Mahalla, Kafr al-Dawwar and… Continue Reading →

Analysis Egypt, Mass strikes, Strikes

Inside Egypt’s mass strikes

Posted on 31st March 2008 by ISJ

Egyptian workers’ dramatic revival of strikes is a direct challenge to those who argue that the working class in the Middle East—or in the Third World more generally—has been economically and politically marginalised. The strikes have often been very successful… Continue Reading →

Analysis Egypt, Mass strikes, Strikes

Egypt: the pressures build up

Posted on 5th April 2005 by ISJ

Egypt’s ruler, Mubarak, shocked the country at the end of February by suddenly announcing a change in the constitution to allow more than one candidate to stand in this autumn’s planned presidential election. There has never been such a multi-candidate… Continue Reading →

Analysis Egypt

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