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A few things you might like to know about us
Here is the backstory to the piece that contributed to getting us into trouble.
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privatization • 14 min read
More talk, little action: Why are Egyptian authorities unable to sell stakes in state-owned companies?
Omaima Ismail | As of the first week of December, shares of just one government company has been listed on EGX.
9 December 2019
detox • 20 min read
Detox | Issue 10: Burning manuscripts, empty landscapes and the fear of forgetting
"I’m still praying that time will be fair to us and that everything we’ve done won’t be in vain."
6 December 2019
detox • 62 min read
Detox | Issue 09: Deep Breath
We are okay. Or at least we think so.
30 November 2019
detox • 32 min read
Detox | Issue 08: On birds, language and revolution
We have the usual assortment of recommendations for you, from articles to documentaries to playlists
22 November 2019
Mahmoud al-Sisi • 14 min read
President’s eldest son, Mahmoud al-Sisi, sidelined from powerful intelligence position to diplomatic mission in Russia
The move seeks to alleviate growing tensions within the intelligence apparatus about his role
20 November 2019
exports • 14 min read
Gone with the wind: The flotation’s impact on Egyptian exports
Mohamed Ramadan and Sara Seif Eddin | "We import the buttons, we import the zippers, then we cheer when we export the ready-to-wear shirt"
14 November 2019
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journalist detentions • 6 min read
China, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia are world’s worst jailers of journalists in 2019, according to CPJ
11 December 2019
Mada Masr • 5 min read
Plainclothes security raid Mada Masr office for several hours, detain 3 including Chief Editor Lina Attalah
24 November 2019
news • 5 min read
Update from Mada Masr regarding the arrest of colleague Shady Zalat
23 November 2019
news • 2 min read
URGENT: Statement regarding the arrest of Mada Masr colleague Shady Zalat
23 November 2019
 
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2019
Diptychs from Lebanon’s Revolts
Roi Saade and Tamara Abdul Hadi
 
 
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Opinion
Rana Mamdouh
Woes of an ordinary journalist
Who added my name to these lists? And why?
10 December 2019
Mohamed Naeem
In Egypt, nothing has changed — but perhaps everything has
This repressive regime has set itself an unattainable goal: to silence everyone all the time forever
13 November 2019
Nader Andrawos
Speaking of Evil: Are human rights a new religion?
The history of human rights is a strange, confusing collage of many events from across the world.
12 November 2019
 
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The worker’s rock bottom moment
Andeel | Worker: "What do you mean he is going to be BURIED in it?"
26 December 2016
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