Weekend Reading: Egyptian Labor, Syrian Brutality, and Gulf Stereotypes

By experts and staff
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Steven A. CookCFR ExpertEni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies
Eric Lee at In These Times discusses Egypt’s unfinished labor revolution.
Robin Yassin-Kassab, on his blog Qunfuz, writes about the Assad regime’s brutality, highlighting the recent massacre in Darayya.
Mona Kareem reflects on stereotypes about Arabs from the Gulf, and how the Arab Spring may serve to break them down.