Egyptian revolution 2011

Content about the Egyptian revolution of 2011 and its aftermath.

Justice for All: the Struggle for Worker Rights in Egypt

2010 pamphlet on the history of the workers' movement in Egypt. Produced by the AFL-CIO, we do not agree with all of the content but reproduce it due to it containing important factual information.

Fox News on the Egyptian uprising.

The nomenclature of a protest

There’s now a lot of coverage (too much, too late) on the protests in Cairo and the subsequent ‘pretexts’ by state lackeys dressed up as pro…

The Problem of the Baltagayyah

The most recent story in this lamentable chain of media reports is that of “protestors” in Alexandria turning on one another — internecine …

The three hundred stooges (and the yellow journalists)

One would have to be a fresh-off-the-boat international correspondent to be fooled by the pitiful…

The Arab world is on fire: dialogue with a Syrian anarchist

The great revolts shaking the Arab world in Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia and now Egypt have caught…

Egypt at the tipping point? - Joel Beinin

Joel Beinin analyses in detail the current situation in Egypt, with mention of the contributions from the various 'opposition' groups as well as…

Crisis in Egypt: Q&A with Hossam el-Hamalawy

Q&A with activist, blogger and journalist Hossam el-Hamalawy about the revolt in Egypt 2011.

Cairo: gunshots and coffee

Report from the streets of Cairo as Mubarak clings to power.

"The people want the regime to fall"

Graffiti from the uprising in Cairo

Photographs of graffiti painted up during the riots. From http://www.occupiedlondon.org/cairo/ and Jano Charbel's blog

Sunday night in Cairo

Quick report from the streets of Cairo from Sunday 30 January.

Egyptian uprising - updates and discussion

Live updates and discussion from the Egyptian uprising which began on 25 January 2011.