Egypt ten years after the revolution

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, author of You Have Not Yet Been Defeated
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Remaining true to Egypt’s revolution
17 January 2022
Does the Egyptian revolutionary spark live on?
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Does the Egyptian revolutionary spark live on?

After the defeat of a revolution, there are always three reactions.
15 March 2021
The Egyptian Revolution—could things have been different?
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The Egyptian Revolution—could things have been different?

The strength of the Egyptian Revolution pushed dictator Hosni Mubarak from his presidential position in just 18 days.
08 March 2021
The Egyptian Revolution—the revolutionary party and the battle for change
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The Egyptian Revolution—the revolutionary party and the battle for change

At key moments in any revolution, the working class faces important choices. Is it time to consolidate gains that have been won or to push forward to conquer new heights?
01 March 2021
The Egyptian Revolution—revolts can spread to win change
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The Egyptian Revolution—revolts can spread to win change

The 2011 revolt in Egypt inspired struggles across the globe. Sophie Squire explains why internationalism is key to winning socialism
22 February 2021
The Egyptian Revolution—A glimpse of what democracy could look like
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The Egyptian Revolution—A glimpse of what democracy could look like

The Egyptian Revolution was the result of the coming together of two forces—those of the street with those of the workplace. And in both, the question of democracy was crucial.
15 February 2021
Long Reads

The Egyptian Revolution—when the ‘muck of ages’ began to wash off

Ten years since the fall of Mubarak, Nadia Sayed remembers the Egyptian revolution as a festival of the oppressed
11 February 2021
The Egyptian Revolution—how the unity of revolt broke down old divides
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The Egyptian Revolution—how the unity of revolt broke down old divides

Oppressed groups were central to the struggle
08 February 2021
The Egyptian Revolution—how workers terrified bosses
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The Egyptian Revolution—how workers terrified bosses

A decade ago images of protests in Tahrir Square shook the world. Workers took the revolution to the next level, explains Sadie Robinson
01 February 2021
The Egyptian Revolution—what role did the army play?
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The Egyptian Revolution—what role did the army play?

After masses of ordinary Egyptian people had seen off the cops and burned down police stations, the army appeared on the streets.
24 January 2021
Egypt: Strike wave deepens the revolution and threatens the power of capital
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The Egyptian Revolution—18 days that shook the world

A revolution in Egypt in 2011 overthrew a brutal dictator and gave a glimpse of how society could be run differently. Egyptian revolutionary Hossam el‑Hamalawy tells the story of the revolt and looks at the lessons it holds for struggle today
18 January 2021