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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
2014: The Sisification of Egypt
2014: The Sisification of Egypt Daily News Egypt / December 30, 2014 / 0 Comments ShareThis Facebook Tweet Print Email By Amr Khalifa If your wishes for 2014, in Egypt, included respect of human rights, … Continue reading
الحوريه و الدخان
كان صاحبنا، منذ الطفولة، مفكر بطبيعته، عاطفي و عطّاء و حسّاس لدرجة مؤلمة. كان شيء ما بداخله يحرك مشاعر المودة في الأخرين و لكن لعنه القدر برؤية واضحة للأمور منذ السنين الأولي للمراهقة. فهم مبكراً المعني الحقيقي للمقوله الشكسبيرية الشهيرة … Continue reading
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Sisi’s new gun: Homophobia
Egypt is one of the most homophobic countries in the world. Egyptians are fond of ascribing to themselves a difficult to quantify trait: religiousity. For many years, one regime after another, has employed the diversionary tactic of raids on Egypt’s … Continue reading
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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
James Bond likes it Shaken. Sisi does not.
Few among us arent familiar with James Bond’s refrain, when ordering a Martini : ” shaken, not stirred’. Sisi must not like Bond. He made sure to let all Egyptains know he was not ‘Shaken’ after the horrific terrorist attack … Continue reading
Egyptians Eat Sisi Cereal
Historic electricity crisis? No problem. Growing insurgency in Sinai and spreading to major cities? Bring it on. Multiple problems with Suez Canal project? Ok, who doesnt have problems. Buying your daily bread with a ration card? We all must tighten … Continue reading
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Seif Lives On
“You know who killed my father” said Alaa Abdel Fatah, the prominent Egyptian activist while attending his father’s funeral. All of us did and do but in reality Ahmed Seif lives on. Souls as giving and minds as bright and … Continue reading
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The Sphinx & Sisi
Of the 7 billion inhabitants of planet earth there are few who know not of the silence of the Sphinx. Silent for thousands of years he threatens to speak: such has been the magic of Sisi. Consider the facts, in … Continue reading
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Words Reign Supreme 