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April 6 civil disobedience sees traction, but MB will not join Mahalla strike

Daily News Egypt "CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) will not participate in the Ghazl Al Mahalla cotton workers’ strike scheduled for April 6, the group’s lawyer told Daily News Egypt.
“The Brotherhood will not participate in the April 6 strike,” Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud said, also denying any knowledge of press reports claiming the group released a statement urging Egyptians to go on strike to attain their rights."

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