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Viewpoints_ Qom, Al-Azhar and a fractured language of unity

Mohamed Saad Abdel Hafeez_ 7-4-2026

Qom, Al-Azhar and a fractured language of unity
Urban & Economy_

Through hell or high inflation: Why does Talaat Moustafa always win?

Developers defend high prices with future contracts and diaspora demand, while ordinary buyers watch housing drift further out of reach.

Nourhan Fahmy_ 1-4-2026

Through hell or high inflation: Why does Talaat Moustafa always win?

Science & Technology_ War in the age of AI slop

Khaled Mansour_ 5-4-2026

War in the age of AI slop

Urban & Economy_ Egypt's emergency rations: Who is poor enough to count?

Omneya Qalawoun_ 5-4-2026

Egypt's emergency rations: Who is poor enough to count?

Viewpoints_ The Nightmare of Harassment in Schools| On those who grew up too soon

Tamer Abu Arab_ 31-3-2026

The Nightmare of Harassment in Schools| On those who grew up too soon

News_

Samanoud Textiles strike escalates; workers report assault by company security

Samanoud Textiles strike escalates; workers report assault by company security

Prosecution appeals acquittal of hotel manager who denied solo woman a room

Prosecution appeals acquittal of hotel manager who denied solo woman a room

Release ordered for 4 detainees in Palestine support cases

Release ordered for 4 detainees in Palestine support cases

Private hospital withholds dead man's body over EGP 1M bill

Private hospital withholds dead man's body over EGP 1M bill

Politics_

Interview| Egypt’s former envoy to Tehran: “Iran retains the right to strike US bases in the Gulf”

Is Iran a threat or a bulwark? An Egyptian diplomat explains why many in Egypt see it as the last line on a volatile eastern front.

Mohamed El Kholy_ 24-3-2026

Interview| Egypt’s former envoy to Tehran: “Iran retains the right to strike US bases in the Gulf”

If El-Sisi read it, why can’t we find it?

Yousef Okail_ 19-3-2026

If El-Sisi read it, why can’t we find it?

The Gulf war in incognito mode

Yousef Okail_ 17-3-2026

The Gulf war in incognito mode

Urban & Economy_

Striking fragility: Egypt’s Gulf dependency in the line of fire

Amr Adly_ 29-3-2026

Striking fragility: Egypt’s Gulf dependency in the line of fire

Egypt’s debt trap tightens as war on Iran bites

Doaa Elsayed_ 24-3-2026

Egypt’s debt trap tightens as war on Iran bites

One flew over “the Colony’s” nest: a silent revolution for the right to live

In 2011, hundreds occupied vacant state housing in Cairo. Discover how "The Colony" turned abandoned concrete into a radical act of survival and a challenge to housing policy.

Amr Abotawila_ 12-3-2026

One flew over “the Colony’s” nest: a silent revolution for the right to live

Society_

Between bombs and condemnation: Displacement in Lebanon's South

Lama Abokharroub_ 26-3-2026

Between bombs and condemnation: Displacement in Lebanon's South

Resistance through the eye of the needle: Masafer Yatta's night guardians

Under the cover of storms and darkness, Israeli settlers target livestock and water tanks. In Masafer Yatta, guarding the village has become a daily routine of communal survival.

Ansar Atmeizeh_ 19-2-2026

Resistance through the eye of the needle: Masafer Yatta's night guardians

Hanging by a thread: The trembling life of Palestinians between storms & deals

Ebtesam Mahdy_ 19-2-2026

Hanging by a thread: The trembling life of Palestinians between storms & deals

Culture_

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

Aliaa Talaat_ 30-3-2026

The halos and horrors of silver screen motherhood

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Nahed Nasr_ 5-1-2026

“One More Show”: Seven madmen save the world

Will Nefertiti ever come home?

‘I want to go home!’ Nefertiti’s bust in Berlin reignites Egypt’s restitution push—alongside the Rosetta Stone and Dendera Zodiac—as legal and political hurdles loom.

Tanja Kunesch_ 28-12-2025

Will Nefertiti ever come home?

Viewpoints_

Female MPs and the political pageantry of ridicule

Gendered ridicule turns women politicians into bodies, jokes or scandals—anything but political actors with speech, agency and claims to power.

Hoda Fayek_ 2-4-2026

Female MPs and the political pageantry of ridicule

Iran’s next test: Life after the Supreme Leader

Mina Fouad Tawfik_ 25-3-2026

Iran’s next test: Life after the Supreme Leader

Questions of power and memory: The Saudi–Egyptian clash over Iran

Basel Ramsis_ 19-3-2026

Questions of power and memory: The Saudi–Egyptian clash over Iran

Science & Technology_

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

An investigation by Al Manassa and Masaar reveals a broad disruption to Discord services across Egypt between January 11 and 12, resolving just before midnight on the 12th.

Al Manassa_ 18-1-2026

Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

Offline by order: Iran’s internet blackout

Mohammad El-Taher_ 14-1-2026

Offline by order: Iran’s internet blackout

Fax machines to AI: Can real journalism survive the algorithm?

Khaled Mansour_ 8-12-2025

Fax machines to AI: Can real journalism survive the algorithm?
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