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Not so PG: The biometric trap in Egypt’s Child Protection Law

Egypt is drafting a bill on children's social media use; the real test is whether it disciplines platforms or entrenches mass surveillance capabilities.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 1-6-2026

Not so PG: The biometric trap in Egypt’s Child Protection Law

War in the age of AI slop

Khaled Mansour_ 5-4-2026

War in the age of AI slop

Offline by order: Iran’s internet blackout

Mohammad El-Taher_ 14-1-2026

Offline by order: Iran’s internet blackout

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Behind the padlock: How Egypt quietly blocked Discord

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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

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

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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

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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

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The arrest of a young creator over an AI video for the Grand Egyptian Museum sparks debate on creativity, law, and monopolies in Egypt.

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

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AI isn’t for everyone. When the free ride ends, access will shrink, and much of the Global South, including Egypt, could be locked out of the next digital revolution.

Abdelrahman Ghareeb_ 26-8-2025

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

Centers of scientific excellence: What can we learn from India?

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Examining how centers of scientific excellence—from India’s TIFR to Germany’s Max Planck—show the transformative power of investing in fundamental sciences.

Adel Awad_ 20-8-2025

Centers of scientific excellence: What can we learn from India?

Digital blackout: How the Israeli attack triggered Iranian internet collapse

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Amid Israel-Iran warfare, Iran’s internet infrastructure collapsed in June 2025—triggering a historic blackout shaped by cyberattacks, state control, and digital warfare.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 25-6-2025

Digital blackout: How the Israeli attack triggered Iranian internet collapse

The economy of loneliness

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The pandemic exposed how deeply we need one another—and how loneliness became a billion-dollar business selling connection, from dating apps to AI companions.

Abdelrahman Ghareeb_ 22-6-2025

The economy of loneliness

Israel-Iran cyber warfare rewrites the rules of modern combat

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A digital war unfolds as Israel and Iran clash across cyberspace, AI, and drones, reshaping modern conflict through metadata, misinformation, and algorithmic warfare.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 20-6-2025

Israel-Iran cyber warfare rewrites the rules of modern combat

Beyond oil: Abu Dhabi's 5GW US-Israel AI gambit

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New UAE-US AI mega-project sparks concern. Touted as an economic leap, critics see it as a tool for control, leveraging vast resources and fueling normalization with Israel

Mohammad El-Taher_ 31-5-2025

Beyond oil: Abu Dhabi's 5GW US-Israel AI gambit

Who wins the chip war?

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The US-China chip war heats up as tech giants race to control AI infrastructure. With sanctions, fabs, and global supply chains shaping the future, “cheaper” could mean everything.

Abdelrahman Ghareeb_ 20-5-2025

Who wins the chip war?

Endometriosis: The invisible pain swept under the rug

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For years, Amal was told her pain was normal, but it wasn’t. Like 176 million women worldwide, she was living with endometriosis, a condition that hides in plain sight.

Alaa Saad_ 2-5-2025

Endometriosis: The invisible pain swept under the rug

Alaa Abdel Fattah’s quadrilogy: Blogging, Linux, politics, and prison

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The multifaceted legacy of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner, whose contributions to digital activism and free expression continue to inspire.

Mohammad El-Taher_ 2-5-2025

Alaa Abdel Fattah’s quadrilogy: Blogging, Linux, politics, and prison

Con artists of all eras: The Ponzi scheme never dies

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My father lost his savings chasing a promise wrapped in faith. Decades later, the con returns—digital, polished, and preying on the same desperate hope.

Abdelrahman Ghareeb_ 26-4-2025

Con artists of all eras: The Ponzi scheme never dies

Ants and their slaves: Slavery isn't exclusive to humans

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They have no consciousness as we know it, yet some ants have built societies where slavery is essential to survival. What does that say about evolution—and us?

Adel Awad_ 20-4-2025

Ants and their slaves: Slavery isn't exclusive to humans

Plastic fishing: Fishermen turn to recycling for income

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Master fisherman Arafa Gaber now sails the Nile in a boat made from recycled plastic to fish for both fish and plastic waste that decreases fish stocks.

Mohamed Awad_ 13-4-2025

Plastic fishing: Fishermen turn to recycling for income