Tom Hayden : In Egypt and the Middle East, It All Falls Down
A protester burns a picture of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak. Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters.Egypt and the Middle East:It all falls downBy Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / January 29, 2011 Sixty...
View ArticleDanny Schechter : Mummies and Dummies in Egypt
Cartoon from The English Blog.Mummies and dummies:The Egyptian crisis will only get deeperthanks to lurking economic disaster By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / February 9, 2011 The African journalist...
View ArticleLamar W. Hankins : Foreign Policy ‘By Any Means Necessary’
Holding hands: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak welcomes U.S. President George W. Bush to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on June 2, 2003. Photo from AP.By any means necessary:U.S. foreign policy is about...
View ArticleHarry Targ : Egypt, Popular Uprisings, and 21st Century Social Movements
Gamal Abdel Nasser emerged as a powerful charismatic figure in Middle East politics. Image from The Majalla. Egypt, popular uprisings, and complexityof 21st century social movements On one side are...
View ArticleTom Hayden : Egypt is the Liberals’ Slaughterhouse
Egyptian military chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks to the people after the coup. Photo from AP. Image from The Telegraph. Post-coup Egypt:The liberals’ slaughterhouse The Egyptian coup, for now,...
View ArticleBob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 20, 1990-1992
The Mubarak regime, supported financially and militarily by the United States, was accused of serious human rights violations, including extensive use of torture. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | March...
View ArticleBob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 21, Section 1, 1992-2000
The Mubarak government responds to Islamist violence with heavy-handed repression; the Muslim Brotherhood splinters; Egyptian poverty increases. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 8, 2014 [With all...
View ArticleBob Feldman : People’s History of Egypt, Part 21, Section 2, 1992-2000
A 2001 Human Rights Watch report outlined the severe human rights violations of the Mubarak regime between 1992 and 2000. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 14, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity...
View ArticleBob Feldman : People’s History of Egypt, Part 24, January-February 11, 2011
In early February 2011, massive street protests opposed Mubarak and called for democratization and economic justice. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | May 12, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in...
View ArticleBob Feldman : People’s History of Egypt, Conclusion, Section 1, February 12,...
The Egyptian military exercised special influence and after Mubarek’s removal became the sole authority, responsible for extensive human rights abuses. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | May 19, 2014...
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