Al Manassa | A People's Narrative

Viewpoints_ Sectarian zeal recycled: Branding Christians as Zionists

Ishak Ibrahim_ 20-10-2025

Sectarian zeal recycled: Branding Christians as Zionists

Politics_

Gaza on life support under Israeli control

Gaza struggles for survival under Israeli control as a fragile cease-fire continues, revealing destruction, displacement, and the fight to rebuild amid occupation.

Salem Elrayyes_ 20-10-2025

Gaza on life support under Israeli control

Politics_

‘We Don’t Want the World Cup’: Morocco’s Gen Z protests

After eight childbirth deaths, Morocco’s #GenZ212 rallies nationwide, denouncing corruption and World Cup spending, demanding healthcare, dignity and accountability.

Yousef Okail_ 19-10-2025

‘We Don’t Want the World Cup’: Morocco’s Gen Z protests

Culture_ Khaled El-Enany’s UNESCO win and contested legacy

Abdel Halim Hefaina_ 16-10-2025

Khaled El-Enany’s UNESCO win and contested legacy

News_

Egypt increases LNG exports to offset energy trade deficit

Israel stalls Gaza talks as Rashad meets Netanyahu

Labor minister slams EGP9,000 wage proposal as irresponsible

Israeli minister suggests incinerating Yahya Al-Sinwar's body

Politics_

Parliament Diaries| 2025 House elections, reconfiguring power

Safaa Essam Eddin_ 15-10-2025

Parliament Diaries| 2025 House elections, reconfiguring power

Interview| Basel Ramsis on Gaza, the flotilla, and a journey cut short

Hoda Fayek_ 3-10-2025

Interview| Basel Ramsis on Gaza, the flotilla, and a journey cut short

Barrack forecasts a new Middle East: No more 'lines in the sand'

Barrack invokes Sykes-Picot not to condemn colonialism, but to suggest maps can be redrawn again to by American power. This time explicitly with 'no guarantees.'

Mohamed Bassal_ 2-10-2025

Barrack forecasts a new Middle East: No more 'lines in the sand'

Urban & Economy_

The gain and pain of raising interest rates

Mohamed Gad_ 28-9-2025

The gain and pain of raising interest rates

Life after the IMF: An opportunity to think outside the Fund

Amr Adly_ 25-9-2025

Life after the IMF: An opportunity to think outside the Fund

GERD as a Diversion: Megaprojects for the powerful, austerity for small farmers

As Egypt feared GERD’s impact, the state expanded desert megaprojects, diverting water from small farmers and deepening rural inequality in the name of development.

Saker El Nour_ 11-9-2025

GERD as a Diversion: Megaprojects for the powerful, austerity for small farmers

Society_

Gaza Journalist Diaries| My mother’s quiet exodus in a wheelchair

A few days ago, I told her that we have to move again, and that our family would have to split up between two different places. She refused.

Salem Elrayyes_ 8-10-2025

Gaza Journalist Diaries| My mother’s quiet exodus in a wheelchair

One or none! Why Egyptians are having fewer babies

Shimaa Elkholy_ 1-10-2025

One or none! Why Egyptians are having fewer babies

Egypt leads the world in C-sections, but can the tide be turned?

Sara El-Hareth_ 28-9-2025

Egypt leads the world in C-sections, but can the tide be turned?

Culture_

Betrayal of the Melody: Can we separate art from the artist when blood stains the voice?

Mahmoud El-Moustapha_ 30-9-2025

Betrayal of the Melody: Can we separate art from the artist when blood stains the voice?

No more back to the kitchen as women explain the off-side rule

Women football content creators in Egypt defy stereotypes and online abuse, proving analysis of the game is not solely men’s territory.

Enas Kamal_ 29-9-2025

No more back to the kitchen as women explain the off-side rule

'Tap! Tap! Tap!'… Your guide to the world of Egyptian TikTok

Yousef Okail_ 23-8-2025

'Tap! Tap! Tap!'… Your guide to the world of Egyptian TikTok

Viewpoints_

Gaza Journalist Diaries| Questions without answers

Salem Elrayyes_ 15-10-2025

Gaza Journalist Diaries| Questions without answers

Remembering a Massacre| Maspero as I witnessed it

Mohamed Naeem_ 9-10-2025

Remembering a Massacre| Maspero as I witnessed it

Farewell, Mekkawy

Ahmed Mekkawy, a pioneering Egyptian tech and digital rights advocate, is remembered for his generosity, activism, and lasting impact on open knowledge and technology.

Al Manassa_ 14-10-2025

Farewell, Mekkawy

Science & Technology_

The Banned Gas: Methyl bromide is still flooding Egypt's farmland

Despite a ban, Egypt imports thousands of tons of methyl bromide. Farmers use it widely, risking health and the ozone layer.

Ibrahim Atallah_ 11-9-2025

The Banned Gas: Methyl bromide is still flooding Egypt's farmland

Unreal art, real consequences: When imagination meets institutional fear

Mohammad El-Taher_ 8-9-2025

Unreal art, real consequences: When imagination meets institutional fear

Not everybody is ready for the fall of the AI house of cards

Abdelrahman Ghareeb_ 26-8-2025

Not everybody is ready for the fall of the AI house of cards

Viewpoints_ Sectarian zeal recycled: Branding Christians as Zionists

Gaza on life support under Israeli control

‘We Don’t Want the World Cup’​​​​​​​: Morocco’s Gen Z protests

Culture_ Khaled El-Enany’s UNESCO win and contested legacy

News_

Egypt increases LNG exports to offset energy trade deficit

Israel stalls Gaza talks as Rashad meets Netanyahu

Labor minister slams EGP9,000 wage proposal as irresponsible

Israeli minister suggests incinerating Yahya Al-Sinwar's body

Politics_

Parliament Diaries| 2025 House elections, reconfiguring power

Interview| Basel Ramsis on Gaza, the flotilla, and a journey cut short

Barrack forecasts a new Middle East: No more 'lines in the sand'

Urban & Economy_

The gain and pain of raising interest rates

Life after the IMF: An opportunity to think outside the Fund

GERD as a Diversion: Megaprojects for the powerful, austerity for small farmers

Society_

Gaza Journalist Diaries| My mother’s quiet exodus in a wheelchair

One or none! Why Egyptians are having fewer babies

Egypt leads the world in C-sections, but can the tide be turned?

Culture_

Betrayal of the Melody: Can we separate art from the artist when blood stains the voice?

No more back to the kitchen as women explain the off-side rule

'Tap! Tap! Tap!'… Your guide to the world of Egyptian TikTok

Viewpoints_

Gaza Journalist Diaries| Questions without answers

Remembering a Massacre| Maspero as I witnessed it

Farewell, Mekkawy

Science & Technology_

The Banned Gas: Methyl bromide is still flooding Egypt's farmland

Unreal art, real consequences: When imagination meets institutional fear

Not everybody is ready for the fall of the AI house of cards

‘We Don’t Want the World Cup’: Morocco’s Gen Z protests