Vol. 78/No. 3      January 27, 2014

Worker-correspondents are preparing for a trip to Egypt to report on challenges and struggles of working people there and to help staff a booth for Pathfinder Press at the 45th Cairo International Book Fair Jan. 22-Feb. 4 featuring titles in Arabic, Farsi, English and other languages.

The team will include members and supporters of the communist movement in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Greece and Lebanon.

They will visit working-class areas in Cairo and other cities, meet with unionists and farmers about strikes, lockouts and other struggles they are involved in, and about conditions in the country today. They will send back firsthand reports to be run in the Militant on the efforts of workers and farmers there to defend and use political space.

The Cairo Book Fair is the largest yearly cultural event in the Middle East. Last year 1.7 million people visited the fair from Egypt and 24 other countries.

The Militant is appealing for funds from readers who want to help defray the substantial costs of the trip and make possible similar reporting trips in the future. Contributions can be sent to the Militant, 306 W. 37th St., 13th floor, New York, NY 10018.

— JOHN STUDER  
 
 
 
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