Sure, the thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have gone home; shops have reopened and the capital’s traffic is reassuringly chaotic once more. Ignore the tanks and armoured personnel carriers, and the sprawling city of 15m does have an air of normalcy.
Yet a worrying trend has erupted that is threatening attempts to revive an economy paralysed during the 18-day uprising: a wave of unrest by workers who see the dramatic changes in Egypt as an opportunity to improve their lot.
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