Via Samsung: Journalists Trapped in Egypt’s Security Machine
Egypt’s security services control the country’s traditional media outlets, including TV channels, newspapers, and artistic productions, and influence little-known provincial journalists and owners of popular social media pages.
March 28, 2024
Reporting Under Siege: Israel’s War on Journalists in Gaza
Much of the news from the war on Gaza has come from local journalists, and their reporting has come at a historically high cost.
March 21, 2024
Cruelty, Torture, and Disappearance in Assad’s Syria: Thirteen Years and Counting
In an instant, my family—just like dozens of thousands of families in Syria—was shattered with my father's disappearance, marking the end of one life and the painful birth of another.
March 14, 2024
The Quiet and Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ+ Ideology of The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church
Non-Islamic religious institutions in Egypt, such as the Coptic Orthodox Church, receive little to no scrutiny for their anti-LGBTQ+ actions, even though the church plays a role in the state’s anti-queer agenda.
March 13, 2024
Understanding Egypt’s Ras Al-Hekma Land Deal: No Panacea
A complicated arrangement with key details missing, yet brandished as a turning point in the Egyptian economy: Is Ras Al-Hekma really going to save Egypt from its worst economic crisis?
March 12, 2024
In the Shadow of Conflict: The Black Markets of Sudan’s War
Sudan's war economy seems to have expanded this time around, reaching new geographical areas, entering new markets, and involving more traders.
February 28, 2024
Complacent Witnesses: How the Global Community Is Failing Sudan
Has the world been doing enough to end the war in Sudan? Unfortunately, the answer is simple: Absolutely not.
February 20, 2024
Northwest Syria’s Children Erased: The Impacts of Statelessness
Perhaps no issue underscores children living in northwest Syria’s precarious existence more than the deprivation of their rights to nationality and legal identity, both of which are fundamental rights.
February 14, 2024
Egypt’s Energy Blackouts: A Growing Crisis Amid War
The war on Gaza has impacted Egypt's energy balance as more blackouts have been rolled out throughout the country.
February 12, 2024
