Al Manassa | A People's Narrative

Viewpoints_ The future of parliament on a “Snakes and Ladders” board

Mohamed Bassal_ 24-12-2025

The future of parliament on a “Snakes and Ladders” board

Politics_

Maritime fault lines: Libya’s gas diplomacy tests Egypt-Turkey thaw

Libya’s maritime dispute with Turkey resurfaces as Egypt and Greece push back. Cairo eyes energy dominance, while Tripoli navigates fragile alliances and legal dilemmas.

Ahmed Albordeny_ 22-12-2025

Maritime fault lines: Libya’s gas diplomacy tests Egypt-Turkey thaw

Society_

Addiction, relapse and Capitalism: Why it isn’t just your fault

Addiction isn’t just a brain disease; it’s a social symptom. Egypt’s rehab market can’t cure what society creates.

Ahmed Mansy_ 22-12-2025

Addiction, relapse and Capitalism: Why it isn’t just your fault

Viewpoints_ Egyptian Workarounds| The state too has its own tricks

Ammar Ali Hassan_ 23-12-2025

Egyptian Workarounds| The state too has its own tricks

News_

North Darfur towns fall as RSF expands desert axis campaign

Netanyahu vows retaliation after Rafah IED allegedly wounds officer

Katz: Israeli military will never fully withdraw from Gaza

Cairo targets $20B debt swap to meet IMF reforms

Politics_

Ghassan Al-Dahini and the recycling of chaos in Gaza

From jihadist to Israeli-backed militia leader, Al-Dahini’s rise exposes a risky “day after” gamble—recycling extremism into local proxies that could drag Gaza into civil war.

Yousef Okail_ 18-12-2025

Ghassan Al-Dahini and the recycling of chaos in Gaza

Basma Moussa: A Baha'i woman against all forms of oppression

Mohamed El Kholy_ 11-12-2025

Basma Moussa: A Baha'i woman against all forms of oppression

A Year Without Assad| The metamorphosis of a jihadist

Amr Adly_ 10-12-2025

A Year Without Assad| The metamorphosis of a jihadist

Urban & Economy_

From Ras El-Hekma to Alam Al-Roum: The risks of selling land to service debt

Egypt is leaning on megadeals like Ras El-Hekma and Alam Al-Roum to ease debt pressure. Analysts warn land sales can’t replace sustainable growth.

Doaa Elsayed_ 21-12-2025

From Ras El-Hekma to Alam Al-Roum: The risks of selling land to service debt

Why Egypt’s budget problem isn’t subsidies

Elhamy Elmerghany_ 17-12-2025

Why Egypt’s budget problem isn’t subsidies

Egypt's debt strategy: What the first round missed and what comes next

Doaa Elsayed_ 8-12-2025

Egypt's debt strategy: What the first round missed and what comes next

Society_

The legal loophole making a million Egyptian child brides

Over 900,000 Egyptian girls were married as children in just 11 years. Legal loopholes, ‘ratification contracts’ and custom keep turning childhood into wedlock.

Yousef Okail_ 15-12-2025

The legal loophole making a million Egyptian child brides

"Our Father Trump’s" plan delivers no salvation to Gazans

Salem Elrayyes_ 8-12-2025

"Our Father Trump’s" plan delivers no salvation to Gazans

Male deacons only: Conservative voices silence women in the church

Mariana Samy_ 24-11-2025

Male deacons only: Conservative voices silence women in the church

Culture_

“Palestinian on the Road”: A road trip after Jesus

Saad El-Qersh_ 30-11-2025

“Palestinian on the Road”: A road trip after Jesus

Interview| Monica Hanna: Confronting Afrocentrism through research, not racism

Mohamed Qundeel_ 26-11-2025

Interview| Monica Hanna: Confronting Afrocentrism through research, not racism

Ancient Khemites: Museums and the making of modern Egyptian identity

Egypt’s ancient past, once a symbol of colonial possession, transforms into a source of national renewal and a cornerstone of modern Egyptian identity.

Fayrouz Karawya_ 4-11-2025

Ancient Khemites: Museums and the making of modern Egyptian identity

Viewpoints_

How the West dances around Gaza

The myth of the dancing child in Gaza soothes distant spectators while denying the reality of terror, grief and death.

Basel Ramsis_ 18-12-2025

How the West dances around Gaza

The season of tampering with the constitution

Amid electoral turmoil, actors seize the moment to float trial balloons for constitutional change, masking deeper plans under the guise of reform.

Mohamed Bassal_ 17-12-2025

The season of tampering with the constitution

Science & Technology_

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

From a seized fax machine to Google Gemini, Mansour traces how independent journalism in the Arab world is squeezed between state repression, Big Tech power, and AI.

Khaled Mansour_ 8-12-2025

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

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

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