Mubarak’s regime bans ‘Brink of Revolution’ book

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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 to cancel the order a few hours later after being informed by Egyptian government censors that the book is banned in Egypt,” John R. Bradley told AFP.
The book’s New York-based publishers Palgrave Macmillan confirmed the book had been banned in Egypt.
The book “examines the junctions of Egyptian politics and society as they slowly disintegrate under the twin pressures of a ruthless military dictatorship at home and a flawed Middle East policy in Washington,” the publishers said in a statement.

1985 Cairo University Clashes

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[12-10-1985] Central Security Forces taking shelter while students hurled stones at them, during demonstrations outside Cairo University denouncing the United States and Israel [Photo by Reuters, Courtesy of the UK Socialist Worker Archive]
[12-10-1985] Central Security Forces taking shelter while students hurled stones at them, during demonstrations outside Cairo University denouncing the United States and Israel [Photo by Reuters, Courtesy of the UK Socialist Worker Archive]

1947 Mahalla Textile Strike

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[9 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 as textile workers in Shobra el-Kheima struck in solidarity [Photo from Keystone, Courtesy of the UK Socialist Worker Archive]
[9 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 as textile workers in Shobra el-Kheima struck in solidarity [Photo from Keystone, Courtesy of the UK Socialist Worker Archive]