— History of Anti-Imperialism and
Workers Struggle in the Arab World —General
The Problem of the Middle East, by Tony Cliff 1946
Modern History of the Arab Countries, by Vladimir Borisovich Lutsky 1969
The Arab Revolution, by Michel Pablo 1958
Communist International
Minutes of the Congress of the Peoples of the East (1920)Seventh Congress (1935): Speeches by Arab Delegates
- Ramzi, for the Arab Countries;
- Ridwan al Hilw (Yusuf), the Palestinian Delegate;
- Yusuf Khattar Al Hilw for the Syrian Communist Party;
- Qasim Hasan (Nazim), the Iraqi Delegate;
Algeria
See Algeria History Archive
Egypt
Egypt: Moral Economy and Labor Protest, from Labor and the State in Egypt. Workers, Unions, and Economic Restructuring, by Marsha Pripstein Posusney 1997
Egypt: the pressures build up, International Socialism 2005
Iraq
Revolutionary Iraq 1968-1973, by Arab Ba'th Socialist Party - Iraq 1974
Daring for victory: Iraq in revolution 1946–1959, by Anne Alexander 2003
The Tragedy of Iraq’s Communists, by Anne Alexander 2008
For a Revolutionary Iraq, Statement by Revolutionary Marxist and Socialist Organizations in the Region 2014
See also 2003 Iraq War Subject Archive
Lebanon
France and England in Lebanon: Imperialist Intrigue in the Middle East, The New International, 1943
Lebanon’s Fight For Independence, by Jean van Heijenoort 1944
The 1976 Lebanese civil war, by Daniel Bensaid 1982
Palestine
The 1936-39 Revolt in Palestine, by Ghassan Kanafani 1972
Letter from Gaza, by Ghassan Kanafani 1956
The Trotskyist Position in Palestine: Against the Stream, by Revolutionary Communist League 1948
Palestine: Guerilla Organisations, by Ibrahim Ali 1969
Palestine, by Ibrahim Ali 1971
See also History of Palestine Archive and Palestinian Resistance section of the Israel-Arab/Palestinian Conflict Subject Archive
Sudan
The Sudan, from Communism and Nationalism in the Middle East, by Walter Z. Laqueur 1956
The Arab Spring
2011: Egypt 2011: what sort of revolution is this? — Neil Faulkner
2011: The Struggle in Egypt Surges Ahead — Ahmed Shawki
2011: The Unfolding Arab Uprisings — Interview with Mark LeVine
2011: Egypt and Beyond — Gilbert Achcar
2012: Reflections on the Egyptian Revolution — Anne Alexander
2012: The Syrian crucible — Jonathan Maunder
2012: Hands off Syria and Iran! End the Drone Wars! — United National Antiwar Coalition
2013: Arab Uprising & Women's Rights: Lessons from Iran — Haideh Moghissi
2013: Can People Get What They Want? — Gilbert Achcar
2013: On Egypt — Gilbert Achcar
2013: Egypt: ‘Do Not let the Army Fool You’ — MENA Solidarity Network
2014: Sectarianism and the Arab revolutions — Bassem Chit
2015: Bassem Chit’s critique of Arab nationalism — Simon Assaf
2017: The Syrian Revolution and Syria Today — Interview with Ghayath Naisse
2017: Arab Spring: Against Shallow Optimism and Pessimism — Atef Said
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Last updated on 5.4.2023