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Powerful strike wave in Egypt challenges neoliberalism

Rail workers in the Egyptian capital Cairo have struck for higher wages. Over 700 railway drivers went on strike at Cairo’s Misr train station on Saturday of last week. The

Plans in place for biggest Cairo Conference against war yet

Hamas and Hizbollah will be sending delegates to the next anti-war conference in Cairo, Egypt, from 29 March to 1 April. Last year Palestine’s Hamas sent three government ministers. This

Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections

What will the Muslim Brotherhood do with its increased presence in the Egyptian parliament?How did a banned group do so well in the elections?Did the open atmosphere continue throughout the

Now the Muslim brotherhood is accused of the Maadi Slayer !!!

You know it is very silly when the government and NDP think that the Egyptian people are dump and naive to believe them in everything they say.In fact the regime

Neocon to Neocons; Learn from our mistakes and move forward

Neoconservatives have the president’s ear, but they also have lots of baggage. To stay relevant, they must admit mistakes, embrace public diplomacy, and start making the case for bombing Iran.

Israel never liked Bush’s democratization scheme

Israel and the United States have a close and vital strategic relationship that constitutes a pillar of Israel’s security. Israeli leaders are aware that any major new regional policy departure

President Jimmy Carter: a different view

Palestine: Peace not Apartheid was not written in a historical vacuum. It should be viewed in the context of the decades-long complicated relationship between former President Jimmy Carter and the

Can How could farmers take part in the political reform process in Egypt?

The LCHR has held a training workshop on Saturday the 27th of January 2007 in Hor Moheb Hotel. 124 participants attended this workshop; most of them were members of the

Violence Against Children in Egypt An unsafe world is a world with no future

This report is issue no. 53 of LCHR’s Economic & Social Rights series. The report monitors violations against children and analyses articles published in the Egyptian newspapers from July to