Will Egypt’s protests reach Jordan?
The online calls for protests to bring down the regime in Egypt and other calls on social media for protests demanding reforms in Jordan encouraged Jordanian activists to unify their ranks.
AMMAN, Jordan — An agreement between the Jordanian Teachers Syndicate and government ended a four-week strike on Oct. 5, after the government agreed to raise the teachers' basic salaries between 35% and 60%, depending on their professional grades, from next year.
In light of the Jordanian teachers’ strike that started Sept. 8, Jordanian activists are now focusing on Egypt where Mohamed Ali, a construction contractor and actor, has made a call for mass protests every Friday to bring down the regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
