New Orleans From Jump Street let me concede that I find the current coup and counterrevolution in Egypt confusing and contradictory. The hope of the Arab Spring has eroded over the last two years. The Organizer’s Forum visited Cairo then, and as exhilarating as many of the meetings were, we could already feel the people’s …
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How Can Kamal Abbas be Sentenced to Jail Now in Egypt?
New Orleans When the Organizers’ Forum visited Cairo in the fall of 2011 one of the most impressive people we met was Kamal Abbas, the long time director of the Center for Trade Union and Worker Services (CTUWS), based in Cairo. We visited him in his offices and were intrigued and inspired by the accounts of …
Thanks to Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s Revolution May Succeed
New Orleans Once again Tahrir Square in Cairo stands for dream of freedom, rather than the disappointment of struggle. Tens of thousands have held the square for days against scores that have died and thousands injured by the military. Finally, the demands have been clear and consistent and directed at the brazen power play …