Globalization Backlash in Egypt?

It used to be that globalization was strictly talked about in economic terms. Evidence of a globalized economy included milestones such as these:

October 20, 1994: The first McDonalds restaurant opens in Cairo.

Land scarcity makes it nearly impossible for McDonalds to construct its traditional stand-alone restaurants in Cairo. Instead corporate executives come up with an alternative to the all-American drive-thru.

But just as soon as American enterprise began to proliferate the globe, the anti-globalization movement emerged with a laundry list of criticisms. Among them were complaints about labor rights, fair trade, environmental protection, national sovereignty, and of course the preservation of indigenous culture...

View of the ancient Giza pyramids from inside a local Pizza Hut.

Now the majority of global justice campaigns have so far been based in Western capitals such as London, Geneva, and Washington D.C., where world trade summits often take place.

However this week there were signs that the next success story for globalization may ironically be the spread of activist culture...

Animal rights campaigners stage a protest outside KFC in downtown Cairo.

No harm, no fowl, I suppose -- for more on Mr. Chicken Man, see here and here.