Outside prison, inside the sketch: A day Ashraf Omar escaped the ‘vicious cycle’
Marking two years since cartoonist Ashraf Omar was blindfolded and taken from his home, colleagues and family gathered to confront an endless cycle of legal absurdity.
The peephole economy: Monopoly’s grip on World Cup broadcasting
Technologically speaking, the internet could easily stream the World Cup to everyone at once. Broadcasters make sure it doesn't — and piracy fills the gap, at a price of its own.
Egypt’s Judges’ Club just elected a president who ran against the government’s favored candidate, and judges say the vote was a message years in the making.
In the hands of butchers: Egypt’s obstetric violence crisis
While medical institutions treat maternal pain as ordinary, experts warn that the lack of legal criminalization leaves the poorest women exposed to severe institutional trauma.
Translating the Arabic novel: Distorting our literature, diminishing our voice
Weak and selective translations of Arabic literature can distort its richness, marginalize its global presence and reinforce Western stereotypes of Arab society.
El-Sisi’s Octagon: The republic goes back up the mountain
Moving the seat of power into a walled desert enclave turns modern citizens back into mere subjects, reviving an absolute sovereign model driven by the haunting anxiety of 2011.
Not so PG: The biometric trap in Egypt’s Child Protection Law
Egypt is drafting a bill on children's social media use; the real test is whether it disciplines platforms or entrenches mass surveillance capabilities.