Al Manassa | A People's Narrative

Culture_ “Palestine 36”: A palatable struggle against an unspoken enemy

Basel Ramsis_ 27-9-2026

“Palestine 36”: A palatable struggle against an unspoken enemy

Society_

The last working-class summer in the mediterranean city of Ras El-Bar

As summer 2026 ends, Ras El-Bar’s days as a working-class resort may be numbered. As rents climb and luxury compounds rise, families are being squeezed into a single day by the sea

Saher Ahmad_ 24-9-2026

The last working-class summer in the mediterranean city of Ras El-Bar

Urban & Economy_

Cotton Specters| Depleting the earth and its children

Long before technical fixes, Egypt’s cotton boom broke natural nutrient cycles, plunging fields into disease and forcing decades of grueling hand labor on rural children.

Osama Diab_ 23-9-2026

Cotton Specters| Depleting the earth and its children

Viewpoints_ Trump wants a second ‘day after.’ The Arabs should know better

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 22-9-2026

Trump wants a second ‘day after.’ The Arabs should know better

News_

Family of detained British-Egyptian woman appeals to UK Prime Minister

Family of detained British-Egyptian woman appeals to UK Prime Minister

Security delays extend photojournalist Hamdy El-Zaeem’s decade-long ordeal

Security delays extend photojournalist Hamdy El-Zaeem’s decade-long ordeal

IRGC seizes second unmanned US sub in Hormuz, threatens Washington

IRGC seizes second unmanned US sub in Hormuz, threatens Washington

The Atlantic: Egypt’s spy chief made secret pre-Oct. 7 Israel trip

The Atlantic: Egypt’s spy chief made secret pre-Oct. 7 Israel trip

Politics_

Not quite an alliance: Inside Egypt and Turkey’s new military ties

Mahmoud Atteya_ 13-9-2026

Not quite an alliance: Inside Egypt and Turkey’s new military ties

From Egyptian small farms to Israeli tables

Behind frozen greens in Israeli markets lies a 650% surge in Egyptian exporters: a vast network stretching from hidden Delta hamlets to active shipping lanes.

Yousef Okail_ 27-8-2026

From Egyptian small farms to Israeli tables

Explainer| What changes for refugees as Egypt’s new asylum system takes effect

Ahmed Dahaby_ 25-8-2026

Explainer| What changes for refugees as Egypt’s new asylum system takes effect

Urban & Economy_

Rental contracts stall “Carry On” upgrade: From lifeline for the have-nots to fancy supermarkets

Abdelmageed Mohamed_ 15-9-2026

Rental contracts stall “Carry On” upgrade: From lifeline for the have-nots to fancy supermarkets

Gulf capital and state power: Does foreign investment threaten Egypt’s sovereignty?

Recent Gulf deals have revived fears over Egyptian sovereignty, but the true risks lie in financial and regulatory details rather than loss of territory.

Amr Adly_ 10-9-2026

Gulf capital and state power: Does foreign investment threaten Egypt’s sovereignty?

Acquisition frenzy: Inside the Gulf’s rapid expansion in Egypt’s banking sector

Mostafa Mohamed_ 6-9-2026

Acquisition frenzy: Inside the Gulf’s rapid expansion in Egypt’s banking sector

Society_

Settlers in shepherd’s clothing: Inside a West Bank village under siege

Surrounded by barbed wire and settlement outposts, one family in Al-Mughayyir stands firm against an escalating campaign to push Palestinians off their land.

Ansar Atmeizeh_ 17-9-2026

Settlers in shepherd’s clothing: Inside a West Bank village under siege

80% reform, zero preparation: The Baccalaureate cohort dilemma

Nadia Mabrouk_ 8-9-2026

80% reform, zero preparation: The Baccalaureate cohort dilemma

Rent, reputation, and the right to exist: A single woman’s search for housing in Cairo

Mahitab Abdel Fattah_ 23-8-2026

Rent, reputation, and the right to exist: A single woman’s search for housing in Cairo

Culture_

Letters across the water: “Stories” of a family that could be ours

Abu Bakr Shawky’s “Stories” traces one Egyptian family from 1967 to 1984, tracking love, war, prices and Zamalek in a slow, aching portrait of ordinary survival.

Fatma El-Zahraa Badawy_ 12-8-2026

Letters across the water: “Stories” of a family that could be ours

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

Viewpoints_

The base next door: Egypt’s eastern border is in the crosshairs

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 13-9-2026

The base next door: Egypt’s eastern border is in the crosshairs

The poor, the sick, and the vanishing in Egypt’s class-divided healthcare

As Egypt’s crisis deepens, illness is being redistributed by class: the poor vanish from hospitals and statistics, while the newly poor fill “free” clinics that no longer are.

Basma Abdel-Aziz_ 9-9-2026

The poor, the sick, and the vanishing in Egypt’s class-divided healthcare

Madbouly may go, the questions he leaves behind should not

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 2-9-2026

Madbouly may go, the questions he leaves behind should not

Science & Technology_

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.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 19-7-2026

The peephole economy: Monopoly’s grip on World Cup broadcasting

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