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Egypt’s descent into Bikini Bottom

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A satirical Facebook group about SpongeBob’s hometown drew 1.8 million members in ten days, spooked the interior ministry, and said more about Egyptian despair than any op-ed could

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Egypt’s descent into Bikini Bottom

Female MPs and the political pageantry of ridicule

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

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Female MPs and the political pageantry of ridicule

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

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Forced off the Freedom Flotilla through accidental injury, filmmaker Basel Ramsis recounts the “senseless coincidence,” the trauma of leaving, and why Gaza must remain the hero.

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