Philip Rizk

I will not be able to do justice to the life of Hanaa Abdelfattah by writing here, for I only…

Former employees of the closed Amonsito factory have ended their sit-in, following Wednesday's tentative agreement for overdue early retirement payment…

In the summer of 2008, the so-called “food price crisis” took Egypt by storm. Drastically rising food prices made headlines…

Many residents of Fayoum consider their governorate a microcosm of Egypt. With Bedouins, farmers and urban dwellers, the place offers…

In the heat of the day, about 30 workers from the Amonsito textile factory huddled under the shade of a…

Kareem el-Beheiry was 20 years old when he first took part in a labor strike in December 2006."I didn't know…

On 19 April, the streets of Cairo were once again lined with sit-ins. Within a 1km radius, six different groups--bereft…

On 13 May 2008 the bulldozers came for the homes in the Tosson neighborhood on the northern tip of Alexandria.…

After a 21-day sit-in outside the gates of Egypt’s parliament building, workers of the Amonsito textile factory finally reached a…

Alexandria--At 2 AM on 3 December, 2009 Abdallah Abdel Aziz opened the door in response to a loud knock on…

Thursday witnessed fresh clashes between employees of the Salemco spinning and weaving company and factory owner Mohamed Abdel Halim. The…

On Sunday at 4 PM the Salemco workers took down their banners and rolled up their blankets. By 5 PM…

Workers of the Amonsito textile factory entered the tenth day of their sit-in outside the gates of the Shura Council,…

Egypt’s actions in Gaza have been a source of confusion for some time. But confusing as it may seem, the…