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Five years after the Arab Spring, analysts say the conditions are in place for another uprising in Egypt.
From: Street Food
Feeding unrest in Cairo: The politics of bread
A look at the ancient roots of food and the unrest simmering over rising cost of staples before Egypt’s 2011 uprising.
9 Feb 2016
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