Egyptian revolution 2011

Content about the Egyptian revolution of 2011 and its aftermath.

Suez Canal workers' protest, 2011.

Egypt's workers rise up - Joel Beinin

Joel Beinin's analysis of the contribution of workers to the anti-Mubarak uprising and the possible consequences for both the social movement…

Strikes continue in Egypt despite military threats

Despite threats from Egypt's new military government that the wave of strikes which has swept the country will no longer be tolerated, 15,000…

Tahrir Sq 2011 - protesters wait to hear Mubarek TV speech.

Why Mubarak Fell - The (Sometimes) Incredible Power of Nonviolent Protest - Michael Schwartz

How the economic impact and rapidly accumulating losses caused by the recent (not…

Egyptian military tortured, “disappeared” thousands of demonstrators

Now that the wave of riots, demonstrations and strikes has toppled Mubarak and the military has…

Working, thinking, fighting, bleeding in Tahrir Square

Nigel Gibson reflects on the Egyptian Revolution.

Egypt: Labor and professional syndicates join popular uprising

Egypt is currently witnessing unprecedented labor and professional unrest in parallel to the popular…

On food

Food has always been an issue in Egypt, whether happy arguments such as who makes the best tameyya or koshari in town, or the persistent anxiety of Egyptians about food prices and how to…

The political carnival

A revolutionary, organic, engaged, democratic space has emerged in Tahrir Square. Numbers swell and fall throughout the day, people come and go,…

“We’re Not Leaving Until Mubarak Leaves”: interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy

This interview with Egyptian revolutionary socialist journalist Hossam el-Hamalawy was conducted on…

Second guessing the army

A sole military checkpoint was set up on the Western side of Qasr el Nile bridge on Friday. On Saturday, this checkpoint became considerably more…

The henchman

A strange peculiarity about the Egyptian regime is its insistence on attempting to retain a veneer of legitimacy – even after 30 years of flagrantly falsified elections, torture, corruption…

Egypt unrest: Interview with an Egyptian anarchist

An e-mail interview with Nidal Tahrir of the Black Flag Egyptian anarchist group about the uprising.