| The Egyptian government refused to allow all but a few marchers to cross the border into Gaza. Joel Beinin says this is on par with the kind of repression Egyptian pro-democracy activists face daily.

| Joel Beinin tells Redeye about the 1952 revolution that ousted King Farouk and put Gamal Nasser in power.

| Despite the departure of Hosni Mubarak 11 months ago, the regime he ruled is still for the most part in place. Yet labour and social forces are still active in opposing the government.