Al Manassa | A People's Narrative

Politics_

Inside the quiet revolt at Egypt’s Judges’ Club

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.

Mohamed Napolion_ 5-7-2026

Inside the quiet revolt at Egypt’s Judges’ Club

Politics_

Interview| Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour: June 30 won against political Islam, then lost politics

Thirteen years on, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, a senior National Salvation Front figure reflects on Morsi’s removal, Rabaa’s bloodshed, and all what happened after

Dina Samak_ 1-7-2026

Interview| Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour: June 30 won against political Islam, then lost politics

Viewpoints_ Omnia Swedan and the sanctity of the forbidden

Basel Ramsis_ 29-6-2026

Omnia Swedan and the sanctity of the forbidden

Urban & Economy_ Designed to exclude: The commodification of Egypt’s public space

Mohamed Elsayed Eid_ 28-6-2026

Designed to exclude: The commodification of Egypt’s public space

Culture_ The chimera of global recognition and the reality of Arab literary decay

Ahmed Naji_ 25-6-2026

The chimera of global recognition and the reality of Arab literary decay

News_

Egypt aims to expand Mostaqbal Misr’s powers with new sovereign fund

Egypt aims to expand Mostaqbal Misr’s powers with new sovereign fund

Women’s group presses for action on obstetric violence

Women’s group presses for action on obstetric violence

Court upholds culture minister’s intellectual property infringement conviction

Court upholds culture minister’s intellectual property infringement conviction

Netanyahu joins push against US arms sales to NATO member Turkey

Netanyahu joins push against US arms sales to NATO member Turkey

Politics_

From Gandhi to Modi: How India abandoned Palestine

Tamer Alhelaly_ 23-6-2026

From Gandhi to Modi: How India abandoned Palestine

The Civil Democratic Movement: Egypt’s opposition coalition faces its reckoning

Gasser El-Dabea_ 15-6-2026

The Civil Democratic Movement: Egypt’s opposition coalition faces its reckoning

Nick Oberheiden: Trump’s handler gets US embassy in Cairo

No diplomatic experience, no foreign affairs background, and no public record before arriving in America. What he has, however, is Trump’s ear. Now he represents the US in Egypt.

Ahmed Dahaby_ 14-6-2026

Nick Oberheiden: Trump’s handler gets US embassy in Cairo

Urban & Economy_

Why did remittances from Egyptians abroad rise during the war?

Hager Atteya_ 21-6-2026

Why did remittances from Egyptians abroad rise during the war?

The structural trap of credit-fueled consumption

While installment apps artificially boost purchasing power, fueling retail demand in an import-dependent economy inevitably deepens Egypt’s chronic trade deficit.

Amr Adly_ 11-6-2026

The structural trap of credit-fueled consumption

Saddling the South: The IMF and the perverse logic of exogenous sacrifices

Osama Diab_ 31-5-2026

Saddling the South: The IMF and the perverse logic of exogenous sacrifices

Society_

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.

Rahma Samy_ 24-6-2026

In the hands of butchers: Egypt’s obstetric violence crisis

Aid vs. empowerment: The economic siege on feminist advocacy

Doaa Emam_ 8-6-2026

Aid vs. empowerment: The economic siege on feminist advocacy

Lurking white probes: Migrant women & obstetric violence in France

Sarah Eldaly_ 25-5-2026

Lurking white probes: Migrant women & obstetric violence in France

Culture_

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.

Ammar Ali Hassan_ 26-5-2026

Translating the Arabic novel: Distorting our literature, diminishing our voice

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

Aliaa Talaat_ 30-3-2026

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Nahed Nasr_ 5-1-2026

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Viewpoints_

In Iran, what comes after victory?

By invoking the ancient reliefs of Naqsh-e Rostam, Tehran is signaling a major ideological shift that places domestic economic recovery ahead of exporting the Islamic revolution.

Amr Adly_ 22-6-2026

In Iran, what comes after victory?

The curse of the Arab Spring haunting us in Egypt and Tunisia

Basel Ramsis_ 17-6-2026

The curse of the Arab Spring haunting us in Egypt and Tunisia

Encoding injustice: Egypt’s structural engineering of labor precarity

Ishak Ibrahim_ 16-6-2026

Encoding injustice: Egypt’s structural engineering of labor precarity

Science & Technology_

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.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 1-6-2026

Not so PG: The biometric trap in Egypt’s Child Protection Law

War in the age of AI slop

Khaled Mansour_ 5-4-2026

War in the age of AI slop

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

Al Manassa_ 18-1-2026

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord