Ahmed Kadry is currently doing his PhD in Arab Cultural Studies at Imperial College London on Egyptian socio-political feminist identity and discourse in the 1952 and 2011 Egyptian Revolutions. He blogs here and tweets @ahmedkadry.
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Published in: HomeHistory rewritten: Egypt’s battle over narrativesJanuary 25 2011 seemed forever immune, until now. Amidst the brutal violence, an ideological battle rages on for the soul of Egypt.
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Published in: HomeEgypt’s male feminists
Try to imagine a packed Tahrir Square chanting not for the removal of Mubarak or Morsi, but men and women standing shoulder to shoulder demanding that the personal status laws be abolished.
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Published in: HomeWhoever drinks from the Nile will always return to itOn Egypt’s brand of nationalism.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMohamed and Michael are both Egyptian
Egypt all of a sudden, at least on the surface, appears to have a growing problem of sectarianism.
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Published in: HomeA toast to the Brotherhood
Our columnist returns to Egypt from nine months in London. But it is not he who has changed.
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Published in: HomeI choose not to exclude: not losing my religions
I find it very difficult to differentiate between Jesus and Esa. Does this make me a traitor to my religion? Can I be a Muslim and engage and participate within western or Christian traditions?