Author: Shahid Bolsen

Egypt’s on-again-off-again revolutionary fervor demonstrates why you should not have dramatic, reality-altering aspirations for achieving change. Real improvements come gradually, incrementally, through persistent, organised, often tedious work; chipping away at the limbs and roots of oppression

The emerging story of the 19011 pharmacy chain in Egypt is interesting. SIsi’s implementation of neoliberal reforms under the orders of the IMF, saw unprecedented medicine shortages, and price rises; as well as massive losses in domestic control of pharmaceutical manufacturing in Egypt/ Now, it appears the Sisi family is reaping the benefits of that…