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New anti-military, anti-Brotherhood front to be launched Tuesday
[Al Ahram] A new group called the Revolution Path Front will be launched Tuesday in Cairo by a group of political activists who say they aim to work towards the revolution's goals of "bread, freedom and social justice."According to a statement posted on the front's Facebook page, a presser is planned to take place Tuesday at 12pm at the Syndicate of Commercial Professionals in Cairo. On its Facebook page, the front announced its aim fight for the "redistribution of wealth among poor and low-income Egyptians." Among the expected participants at the Tuesday presser where the group will be announced are prominent journalists Wael Gamal and Khaled El-Balshi, political activist Alaa Abdel-Fatah, leftist labour lawyer Haytham Mohamadein, renowned writer Ahdaf Soueif, and April 6 Youth Movement co-founder Ahmed Maher. The front presents itself as an alternative group that will fight against "military oppression" as well as "the Moslem Brüderbund's violence and sectarianism" and seek the "restoration of the January 25 revolution." Posted by: Fred 2013-09-24 |
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