 President Mubarak, NDP chairman and other party leaders holding the reins of power. Their philosophy of gradual change has informed the move towards reform and democratisation with Gamal Mubarak occupying an ever more prominent position in the overall scheme  Workers, judges, professionals and MPs: protests in unprecedented numbers have reinstituted the culture of demonstrations throughout the country, with the right to protest or strike being used to back a wide range of causes parent page (27 December 2007 - 2 January 2008, issue #877) |