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Kamal el-Fayoumi
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Kamal el-Fayoumi (, ) is an Egyptian socialist and workers' rights activist. Kamal El-Fayoumi has a long experience of a worker's life. He spent thirty years of his life working in textile industery and in 2008 he decided to unite the workers. He is a member of the Workers Democratic Party. He is possibly best known for his role as one of the leaders of the Egyptian general strike in 2008, when three strike leaders were arrested following anti-Mubarak regime riots. The three were later released from detention and given back their jobs, which was seen as a key victory for the El-Mahalla El-Kubra textile workers. Socialist and blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy called el-Fayoumi a "working class hero". After Mubarak's departure as President, el-Fayoumi declared: "All of us, as workers, said that the revolution began on February 11 when Mubarak left. When the head of the old regime stepped down, it was just the start of the revolution."<ref name=alive/> |
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