April 6, 2008
Uprising Over Rising Bread Prices In Egypt
The last time Egypt saw mass popular uprising was in the mid-seventies, when the government moved to lift subsidies on the price od bread.
According to the Associated Press, bread prices are up 35% and people stand in line for up to four hours a day to buy subsidized bread. Today, rising commodity prices around the world and a major crisis in the country's bread supplies are once again igniting public fury on the streets of some Egyptian cities.  Mahalla el-Kobra, Egypt, April 6th, 2008. Demonstrators carry an injured protestor following clashes with police. Reports say thousands of workers hurled bricks at police who responded with tear gas after earlier preventing a strike that morning at the nation's largest textile factory. (Photo AP) Police have used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to break up the crowds. Egypt has been in a "state of emergency" since the assassination of Anwar Al-Saddat in 1981. Analysts say this could be one of the biggest threats the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in years. "A revolution of the hungry is in the offing," said Egyptian Mohammed el-Askalani of Citizens Against the High Cost of Living, quoted by the Associated Press. Is this the beginning of a bottom-up uprising or is it - as some have said - a political tactic by opposition groups to use genuine public discontent to weaken the Egyptian government with widespread strikes and protests? 1 Comments
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you asked us "Is this the beginning of a bottom-up uprising or is it - as some have said - a political tactic by opposition groups to weaken the Egyptian government with widespread strikes and protests" ?
i think it a matter of time which will tell and most probably it is the tactic of opposition groups . |
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