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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe battle over the memory of Egypt’s revolutionIn today’s Egypt, millions are silent, nevertheless, they still remember.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUnhappiness and Mohamed Salah’s EgyptSalah is a hero of disruption, a political voice without talking politics.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEducation and orientalist discourseThe topic of education fits neatly into the orientalist middle class rhetoric about the poor, ignoring its role as...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy do authoritarian regimes love elections?By the very nature of their positions, authoritarian leaders project extreme insecurity, as their legitimacy is not...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe return of the Ultras Ahlawy?Are communities that are not directly political more effective today? More capable of resisting repression and able...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPower and the divine: self-repression in EgyptFocusing on the afterlife, the rewards of heaven for the just and hell for the unjust, keeps the masses in check and...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“From the revolution, we learned to be united”: leaving politics behind. An interview with Mahienour el-MassryOn the occasion of the anniversary of the eighteen days’ occupation of Tahrir Square, beginning 25 January 2011,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSisi’s coronation and the Egyptian oppositionIn an attempt to centralize power, the regime is in the process of creating one unified enemy, an alliance between...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe tentacles of autocratic regimes: the case of EgyptThe process of repression is outsourced to the citizenry who indirectly secure absolute power for the regime. It is...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: do you really want to counter terrorism?Is the failure intentional or a result of general incompetence? Because of repression or Islamic ideology? This...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSisi, the guardian of sexual moralsThe repression of the LGBT community in Egypt stems from the colonial legacy of imperialism and is driven by the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘We need to talk’ about Sisi’s twisted take on human rightsNo one is keeping the Egyptian government from “fighting terrorism.” But Sisi’s rhetoric on the “right to combat”...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt’s faltering counter-insurgency strategyThere is a lack of preparedness in countering the insurgency and the wave of repression has not lead to an improved...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe anti-Islamist campaign and Arab democracyEgyptians, Libyans, Tunisians, and other Arabs deserve better than to be told that they must choose between...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHuman Rights Council condemns reprisals amidst unprecedented rate of cases in MENA regionOne can only wonder how the HRC can maintain its credibility while its member states are actively working against...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPain, torture and alienationDue to Egypt’s dire political and economic situation, pain and alienation are bound to be a feature of the lives of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: an obsession with the stateThe view that social struggle should be repressed is hindering the opposition. Unless the view of the state and its...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQuestions of legitimacyThe people of Egypt need to accept that they have to forge their own path to democracy, which at this point in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLaying the foundations for a totalitarian stateThe Egyptian regime is moving decisively to close what remains of public space, dominating all aspects of political...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWho will defend Egypt’s human rights defenders?NGOs play an essential role in local communities; the government’s reckless, repressive actions will jeopardize the...
