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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1976 Public Transportation Strike
From the memory of the class:
Finally, in a move that clearly showed Sadat’s eroding legitimacy, Cairo public transport workers went on strike in less that 24 hours following the presidential reelection of Sadat in a sham referendum whose results were 99% “Yes,” causing life in the city to come to a complete halt for two days