Our colleague Emad Mekay has a piece on Egyptian labor in today’s International Herald Tribune, the global edition of the New York Times. The role of labor was crucial in Egyptians’ popular efforts to oust Hosni Mubarak, perhaps the bale… Continue Reading
By Emad Mekay From Cairo : Isn’t the Egyptian Army great? Well, so far. As far as I know, they refused to shoot at their own people. The country is happy. I am happy too. Mubarak is out after 18… Continue Reading
By Emad Mekay FROM CAIRO- An activist on the ground was on TV a few minutes ago. She was told by army officers on her way out from Tahrir Square for the TV interview that “there will be good news for… Continue Reading
By Emad Mekay The army has sensed that the anti-Mubarak labor action over the past three days could push the country further towards disintegration as a state. Half the country was being brought to a halt. Municipalities weren’t functioning in many… Continue Reading
By Emad Mekay On Monday, I went out to the Nile Delta city of Mahala, the labor unions base. Mahala is exceedingly important because this is where the Egyptian revolution actually started back in 2008 when labor activists organized two… Continue Reading