Vol. 75/No. 16      April 25, 2011

Next week the Militant will feature an interview with textile workers leaders in Mahalla, Egypt. Strikes and mass protests there since 2006 gave impetus to the mobilizations that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak earlier this year.

“What is known as the January 25 Revolution really began here in Mahalla several years before,” explains Kamal Fayoumi, a leader of the textile workers.

Readers have responded generously to our appeal to help cover costs of the recent Militant reporting team to Egypt. More than $3,800 has been raised from some 20 contributors and collections at Militant Labor Forums in several cities.

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