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The Egyptian Legion
Members of the Egyptian Labor Corps with Indian Muleteers in background, December 1915, Lemnos, Greece. Photographer unknown. Australian War Memorial collection number A01420.Members of the Egyptian Labor Corps unloading supplies from surf boats at Jaffa for the British army, November 1917. George Westmoreland/Imperial War Museum
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The Egyptian Legion

During the First World War, innumerable imperial subjects were called into military service. More than 600,000 Africans and Asians deployed to various European fronts. Approximately a million and a half Indians fought on behalf of the Allies.[1] The Middle East, one of the principal non-European theaters, was
Gilad Wenig • 10 min read
Sudanese Migrants’ Labor in Times of Economic Crisis and Revolution
Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their country’s embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images
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Sudanese Migrants’ Labor in Times of Economic Crisis and Revolution

[su_dropcap style="simple" size="4"]“I[/su_dropcap] have worked so much,” Hamze told me, laughing, “It’s all the same.” Hamze grew up working on his parents’ land in Gezira, two hours south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. Gezira is known for its fertile
Anna Simone Reumert • 13 min read