The April 6 Movement – A progressive youth group that emerge…

The April 6 Movement – A progressive youth group that emerged out of calls for an (ultimately) aborted labor strike in the Egyptian industrial center of Mahalla al-Kubra in 2008. Was one of the principal organizing centers behind the 2011 revolution that resulted in the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

The Egyptian economy suffers from several structural problem…

The Egyptian economy suffers from several structural problems: inefficiency and competitiveness; the military has huge political influence also retains financial and economic assets; crony capitalism; and popular demands for economic justice and new opportunities run counter to government accession to neoliberal policies.