Tag: workers
Egypt’s hidden history of dissent
The 25 January 2011 revolution is the product of a long process of dissent accumulation over decades in Egypt led by workers and students.
![[19-1-1977] Demonstrators protesting increased food prices regroup on a rubble strewn street in Cairo Wednesday, after battling the Central Security Forces (Photo by AP)](https://arabawy.org/wp-content/uploads//2007/11/Jan-1977-Bread-Intifada-e1427489793383-434x315.jpg)
Mahalla textile workers on strike
It’s unlikely to see Mahalla now rising against Sisi, but such industrial actions are slowly laying the seeds of what could be a full-fledged challenge to the ruling junta in the coming years.
UPDATE: The strike has been suspended on Saturday.