Amid an economic crisis, soaring inflation and austerity measures, the Egyptian state is about to join the exclusive club of nations using a Boeing 747-8 to transport its senior government executives.
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Coup readings
These are some titles I recommend to understand Egypt’s 2013 military coup.
- Coups and Revolutions: Mass Mobilization, the Egyptian Military, and the United States from Mubarak to Sisi… by Amy Holmes.
- Militarizing the Nation: The Army, Business, and Revolution in Egypt… by Zeinab Abul-Magd.
- Military Politics of the Contemporary Arab World… by Philippe Droz-Vincent.
- Sinai: Egypt’s Linchpin, Gaza’s Lifeline, Israel’s Nightmare… by Mohannad Sabry.
- Sameh Naguib’s chapter in Revolutionary Rehearsals in the Neoliberal Age.
BBC Cairo staff to strike next week
The Egyptian BBC staff in Cairo will resume their strike action on 4 September, if the London management does not respond to their demands related to fair pay.
The industrial action is supported by the Egyptian Press Syndicate and the British National Union of Journalists.