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Ian Alan Paul
The mattering of Egyptian life
«On the morning of January 24, 2015, a large hole sat in the middle of Midan Tahrir. The memorial to security forces that had previously occupied…»
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Mada Masr
SYRIZA and the Greek Left
«“A historic moment!” These were the first words uttered by many at 7 pm on January 25, when the first exit polls were announced on Greek…»
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Sally Toma
The shared identity of Tahrir: Four years on
«The air on that Friday was like no other, a mix of tear gas and adrenaline that filled the raging streets of Cairo. This unique scent…»
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Yasmin El-Rifae
Unauthorized memory
«Yesterday they shot and killed a woman on Talaat Harb Street. She was walking, along with other members of the Socialist Alliance Party, through downtown to…»
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Asef Bayat
Revolution and despair
«Things in the Middle East usually appear far worse than they really are when looked at from the outside. But on my recent visit to Egypt…»
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H.A. Hellyer
Power, the January 25 revolutionaries, and responsibility
«Tahrir. 2011. January 25. Egypt. Revolution. Four years ago, a fledgling movement of revolutionary activists accomplished in a few days more than the Egyptian opposition had…»
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Paul Sedra
Faten Hamama and the ‘Egyptian difference’ in film
«The Egyptian difference yielded a cinema in the 1950s and 1960s that was more daring, more complex, and more progressive than most Hollywood cinema of the…»
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Heba Afify
30 hours of train trauma
«As I hop on the Wednesday night Upper Egypt train from Cairo, I hear a newbie ask when we will get to Aswan — my destination…»
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Sally Toma
The dehumanization of the nation
«It was just after Friday prayers, the warm winter sun hesitantly promised serenity once more to the cabinet sit in that had been attacked by ‘thugs.’…»
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Khaled Fahmy
5 reasons to object to the banning of Exodus
«Two weeks ago I went to watch Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings here in New York after reading several reviews that were mostly negative, and, of…»
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Sherif Azer
The prior Coptic revolution
«Four years ago around this time, a small revolution occurred in the country. Any news of it was suppressed. Perhaps also, attention was drawn away from…»
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Passant Rabie
A year of the Mada Digest and local press
«If you were diligent enough to follow the local press closely last year, it was bound to have an effect on you — the news either made…»
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Belal Fadl
The senile state (Part 2)
«To forget is human. This is why you will still find those who think the rule of generals is the only way to achieve stability and security,…»
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Motaz Atalla
When life gives you Falcons (part 1)
«There is much to be said about the current security crisis in Egyptian universities. There is, first, the matter of students getting shot and killed on…»
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Sally Toma
Requiems and dreams: The struggle for Egypt’s memory
«A Roman emperor I can’t recall was once told that his people were hungry and angry. His advisor warned him of a possible uprising and revolt.…»
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Belal Fadl
The senile state: A close reading (Part 1)
«Q: Why did more than a thousand Egyptians die in the ferry disaster? — A: Because no one wanted to wake Mubarak. Tantawy, telling the committee responsible…»
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Hani Atalla
The dead cannot cry out for justice
«Alas, a verdict has been reached in the infamous trial of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak. The judge dismissed the charges against Mubarak in the final…»
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Rana Sabbagh
Can free speech survive in the Arab world?
«The lights of free speech are being steadily extinguished across the Arab world, heralding a new era of ignorance, intolerance and repression. Saddest of all, the…»
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Sally Toma
The injustices of November: Remember or forget?
«November marked the anniversary of Mohamed Mahmoud, remembered as an epic and triumphant struggle by the revolutionaries of Egypt. I woke up smelling teargas and hearing…»
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Emad Mubarak
Censorship in Egypt: Online and offline
«Freedom of expression and Egypt’s revolution Freedom of expression lies at the heart of the changes that have swept Egypt over the past few years. Egypt’s…»
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