Here’s a brief history of Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya: They were nurtured by Sadat to attack the left. They turned against Sadat and killed him. They changed their minds later, saying it was a mistake to to kill Sadat and that in fact he was a martyr. And now they are back to attacking the left.
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Imposing unions from above to counter those built from below
Via Per:
Shorouk reports: Hussein Megawer, head of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, has announced that a new general union – the 24th in Egypt – is being established for employees of tax and customs authorities who previously belonged to the union for bank and insurance employees. The new imposed-from-above-union will supposedly represent the employees of the real estate tax collectors, who founded their own independent union in December 2008. This decision comes as the leader of the free union had been summoned for interrogation by the North Giza prosecutor today after being accused by Megawer of the ETUF of “spreading information that has damaged the reputation of Egypt.“
Strikers defend their independent union
Real Estate Tax Collectors demonstrating Tuesday against the state-backed General Federation of Trade Unions, Hussein Hegazi Street, Downtown Cairo.
