detainee and prisoner deaths
42 words on page 3: How Morsi died in Egyptian newspapers
Newspapers published the same 42-word article to announce the former president's death
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detainee and prisoner deaths • 10 min read
Former president Mohamed Morsi dies in court session, rights groups point to lack of proper medical care in detention
Mostafa Mohie and Rana Mamdouh | Former President Mohamed Morsi collapsed and died on Monday while attending a court hearing
18 June 2019
debt securities • 17 min read
The government wants to reduce its debt. Will its new strategy work?
Osman El Sharnoubi | The plan is to reduce short-term debt obligations and avoid paying billions in interest each year
17 June 2019
fiction • 8 min read
Shubeik Lubeik: An urban fantasy about wishes
Sherif Abdel Samad | In her debut graphic novel Shubeik Lubeik (2018), young graphic novelist Deena Mohamed Yehia (1994) draws
17 June 2019
independent music • 2 min read
Podcast | Katalog #00: Maurice Louca
Maha ElNabawi | Katalog is a podcast about the process, production and meaning behind select works from the region
15 June 2019
military coups • 13 min read
Scenes from a protest camp dispersed
This won’t deter me from continuing what we started: a revolution to build the Sudan we want
12 June 2019
electrical grid • 19 min read
Militants scouted Batal 14 checkpoint ahead of attack | Death toll in Jourra reaches 5 | Union of Sinai Tribe announces killing Province of Sinai leader | Arish: Longer gas station hours
An attack on the Batal 14 checkpoint in the Arish village of al-Seel left 10 police personnel dead
10 June 2019
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military coups • 5 min read
Over 30 killed after Sudanese paramilitaries violently disperse protest sit-in in Khartoum
3 June 2019
2014 Constitution • 9 min read
National referendum on constitutional amendments to begin 3 days after parliamentary approval
17 April 2019
censorship • 3 min read
Egypt blocks over 34,000 websites in attempt to ‘shut down’ constitutional amendments opposition campaign
16 April 2019
Sudan protests 2018/2019 • 16 min read
Sudan’s military council: Government to be civilian except for defense and interior ministries, will not extradite Bashir to ICC
12 April 2019
 
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Alaa Abd El Fattah
Do we really have a Constitution?
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself stuck in a horrendous traffic jam on Qasr al-Aini street for over
6 May 2019
Parastou Hassouri
What 2 new migration compacts tell us about how the world deals with the ‘migration crisis’
There needs to be an international framework for migrants, just as there is for refugees
1 May 2019
Nada Nabil
A star is dead: What to do when your idols are ‘canceled’
“How can you see clearly when you’re looking into the sun? How can an icon be a con?” -Maureen
28 April 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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