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Breakfast with Mada • 11 min read
Reem Maged: On the possibility, and impossibility, of a free media
Heba Afify | Reem Magued abandoned the media arena for almost two years, and just as her disappearance raised questions,
22 May 2015
Belal Fadl • 5 min read
Breakfast with Mada: Belal Fadl and the state of intellectuals
Lina Attalah | Columnist and screenwriter Belal Fadl came to one of our Thursday breakfasts at Mada Masr. We spoke about
2 March 2014
Al-Bernameg • 9 min read
Breakfast with Mada: Bassem Youssef on cracking the walls
Sarah Carr | Every Thursday Mada Masr invites someone interesting to the office on the promise of a hearty
28 February 2014
Ahmad Abdalla • 18 min read
Breakfast with Mada: Discussing ‘Rags and Tatters’
"Maybe it’s about the revolution, but it’s definitely not about Tahrir or January 25, or the way
7 December 2013
Breakfast with Mada • 21 min read
Breakfast with Mada: Ali Abdel Mohsen on cardboard
It feels like Cairo’s made of cardboard — the colors, how temporary everything is.
2 November 2013
Breakfast with Mada • 15 min read
Breakfast with Mada: Abdel-Rahman Hussein on sound-hosting site Dandin
Each week, Mada Masr convenes over breakfast and invites a friend whose work has stirred a curiosity
29 October 2013
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