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Yasmin El-Rifae
Blog: That metallic sound that hits us
«The metallic sound of the instrument as it hits the enamel, to clean it. I close my eyes beneath the plastic goggles I’ve been given, and…»
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Roman Bennoun
Blog: Am I an Egyptian Jew?
«My grandparents were born in Egypt, my mother was born in France, and I was born in America. Everyone in my family either spoke Latino, Greek,…»
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Andeel
Jan 25, 5 years on: I didn’t go to Tahrir
«It’s January 25, 2016, and it’s 12:55 pm and I haven’t gone to Tahrir. The truth is, not only am I not in Tahrir, I’m not even…»
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Mahmoud Belal
Jan 25, 5 years on: Dancing at the intersection of Geziret Badran
«The year 2010 was the most miserable and desperate of my life. I had lost hope in everything. When 2011 started with the tragic bombing of…»
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Yara Sallam
Jan 25, 5 years on: On the revolution that I missed
«Every year, on January 25, I have the same thoughts. I don't have any memories to share. Every time I’m with friends who nostalgically remember moments…»
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Omar Said
Jan 25, 5 years on: 5 years of belief and disbelief
«It’s hard to articulate the meaning of the fifth anniversary of the revolution. The memory of triumph over a regime that had already decomposed from the effects…»
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Sherif Azer
‘Vernacularize’ human rights for revolution
«Many of us who took part in the January 25 revolution feel it might be time to run an assessment and try to calculate the gains…»
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Alaa Abd El Fattah
Jan 25, 5 years on: The only words I can write are about losing my words
«Five years ago on what would turn out to be the last normal day of my life I sat down at my desk in a small…»
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Sarah Sabry
How did Brazil reduce poverty and inequality?
«At the World Social Science Forum in September 2015 in Durban, South Africa, many presentations offered a grim perspective on the state of poverty and inequality…»
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Khaled Fahmy
Opening politics’ black box (selections)
«Reflections on the past, present and future of the Egyptian revolution On January 25, 2011, I went to Tahrir Square to join what I thought…»
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Olivier Roy
The Islamization of radicalism
«Is France at war? Perhaps. But against whom or against what? The Islamic State (IS) militant group did not send Syrians to carry out attacks in…»
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Omar Hazeq
Invisible prisoners, Part 1
«Muhannad Ihab, a child who suffered through juvenile detention, imprisonment, disease and Miry Hospital. On December 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in celebration…»
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Amro Ali
Egyptian journalism: ‘Is there shame in [asking] a question?’
«“In Egypt, there is freedom of speech, but no freedom after speech” – went the running joke at a recent conference in Berlin that brought a…»
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Ahmed Naji
Farewell to the youth
«Editor’s note: The author of this piece was sentenced to two years in prison on February 20, 2016, on charges of public indecency in relation to the publishing…»
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Ayman S. Ashour
Egyptian startups: the need to localize
«My journey as a mentor for Egyptian and Arab startup companies began some four years ago when an American Silicon Valley CEO friend of mine called…»
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Mohamed Elmeshad
The Trumps the Arab leaders support
«Donald Trump announced his candidacy in the US presidential elections after trolleying down a golden escalator in one of his mega-buildings. On that first day of…»
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Yasmine Laveille
Villagers demand a football field
«It is hot in the microbus that takes me and a local activist to a village located about 10 kilometres from Luxor’s city centre. We ask…»
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Yasmin El-Rifae
For journalists, freedom from jail is a qualified liberty
«The only country with more journalists in jail than Egypt is China, and it has raced to this position at a breathtaking pace»
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H.A. Hellyer
The point was to be true; the rest is commentary
«As I walked into Mada Masr’s second anniversary celebration, a rather murky thought occurred to me: "Maybe the team should have split the event into two…»
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Lina Attalah
It’s time for laughter
«Every day we try to think, analyze and articulate how those managing our lives are doing very little thinking, analyzing or articulation.»
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