Thawra hatta’l nasr! Revolution until victory! A Marxist analysis of the Arab revolution

The Arab revolution represents a turning point in world history. This book contains a selection of the main articles on the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt published on Marxist.com and socialist.net during the early months of 2011. It also contains key material on the explosive events in the rest of the Arab world. These articles provide a blow-by-blow account of these dramatic events. But they also contain an analysis of the social conditions and class forces that have propelled the revolution. They show that the Arab revolution is not an isolated event but a manifestation of the general crisis of world capitalism. These articles are published here in their original form, written as events occurred on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. They present a living struggle unfolding in real time. The struggle has not ended – this book and the Marxist ideas within presents a clear explanation of the way forward not only for the Arab masses but for the workers and youth of the world.

Contents

35 chapters

• Unknown
• Preface
• The Arab Revolution - Manifesto of the International Marxist Tendency
• Tunisia
• The Tunisian Spring
• The Tunisian uprising
• The protests continue
• Tunisian revolt goes on unabated: ‘We do not fear you anymore!’
• From the uprising of Sidi Bouzid to the revolution! - Ben Ali and his clique must go NOW!
• The dictator has fallen. Now it is time for the regime to fall!
• The insurrection in Tunisia and the future of the Arab revolution
• Reject the farce of national unity – continue the revolution until victory
• As the ruling class manoeuvres at the top elements of dual power develop from below
• The revolutionary initiative of the masses continues
• “We are here to overthrow the government.”
• For a national general strike against the Ghannouchi government!
• Reject the government reshuffle, the revolutionary people must take power
• One month since the overthrow of Ben Ali
• The second wave of the Tunisian revolution: Down with Ghannouchi – All power to the revolutionary people
• The new government of el Sebsi forced to make concessions
• Egypt
• The gathering storm
• Uprising in Egypt: the revolution is spreading!
• The calm before the storm
• The revolt continues
• The Egyptian Revolution
• Revolution in Egypt – Power is on the streets
• Revolution knows no frontiers
• The moment of truth
• Egypt on the brink of civil war
• The Battle of Tahrir Square
• The Egyptian Revolution: “The people want the downfall of the system”
• Egyptian revolution reverberates throughout Arab world
• Egyptian workers take the lead
• Mubarak has fallen! - Revolution until Victory!