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Sisi and the Can’t Shoot Straight Gang
Sisi and the Can’t Shoot Straight Gang When Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi is just a blip on history’s radar, discerning eyes will look back on this week as revelatory of the current polemic. Both the soul crushing murder of Regeni and … Continue reading
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Threat Level Rising
Threat Level Rising Effective threats are often delivered in a voice not much above a murmur and with a smile. Fate drew me to this important conclusion when I tripped upon the Oscar nominated “The Imitation Game” for the second … Continue reading
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Fear, Oppression and the Pen
Fear, Oppression and the Egyptian Pen By Amr Khalifa To be an Egyptian journalist on World Press Freedom Day (3 May), one must have a healthy sense of ironic juxtaposition. In Egypt, as most journalists and readers know, the words … Continue reading
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Ban, block, battle: Egypt’s war with the truth
By Amr Khalifa , originally published here More than ever, media in Egypt is in the tight grip of the regime [Anadolu] Date of publication: 4 January, 2016 Share this page: Comment: Amr Khalifa Tags: Egypt, Sisi, freedom of expression, … Continue reading
Assault on Journalism Al Sisi Style
Appeared here in Daily News Egypt on July 5 Assault on journalism, Al-Sisi style Daily News Egypt / July 5, 2015 / 3 Comments ShareThis Facebook Tweet Print Email By Amr Khalifa The Al-Sisi regime, … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, egypt democracy human rights, Middle East
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الإخوان:بين الكذبة و الحقيقه
لم يصدر المفتي الحكم بالإعدام علي الرئيس المعزول محمد مرسي. ولكن علي المستويين السياسي و الإجتماعي، صدر الحكم عندما رفض مرسي والإخوان المسلمين فكرة الإنتخابات المبكرة في صباح ٣ يوليو ٢٠١٣ .فجاء الرد الأولي بالإنقلاب علي مرسي من قبل القوات … Continue reading
Hebdo and Islam: Extreme dichotomies
Original article here Hebdo and Islam: Extreme dichotomies Daily News Egypt / January 9, 2015 / 0 Comments While most onlookers, in the international scene, stand horrfied by the appearance of a jihadist fog bank in a European … Continue reading
Mubarak, The judge and the Counter revolution
Wipe your tears, as I wipe mine, the counter revolution did not start today Egypt. Mubarak, The man who murdered thousands of Egyptians, the man who plundered Egypt’s wealth is a free man. Today the old men with guns sit, … Continue reading
Terror at sea: Doomyat
Terror at sea: Doomyat Originally published 15 Nov here Daily News Egypt / November 15, 2014 / 0 Comments ShareThis Facebook Tweet Print Email By Amr Khalifa The Mediterranean turned red last Wednesday. What we … Continue reading
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Egyptian Press Freedom: The Charade
“You are a fucking virus“, blasted the reader after reading my latest musings on Ansar Beit Il Maqdis, Islamic State and Egypt. Not the first journalist to be insulted and certainly not the last was the initial reaction. Colleagues and … Continue reading
Words Reign Supreme 