Right to arms: What tipped the scales for Khalil Al-Hayya?
Al‑Hayya takes Hamas’s helm by a razor‑thin vote, inheriting a fractured movement, stalled ceasefire, and pressure over weapons, governance, and Gaza’s reconstruction.
Cotton Specters| Agriculture and the making of Egyptian dependency
Integrating into global value chains extracted billions of labor-hours and cubic meters of water from Egypt, cementing a deep, historic pattern of structural unequal exchange.
Interview| Iran’s envoy in Cairo: ‘Millions in the streets are stronger than any nuclear bomb’
Iran’s late Supreme Leader built his doctrine on backing “the resistance” everywhere — his envoy in Cairo explains what that means for Lebanon and the Gulf.
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.
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.
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.