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Heba Afify

 

Heba Afify writes for Mada Masr. She is a news reporter who traveled between working for local and international newspapers. She covers a variety of topics from high to street politics and finds interest in both hanging out on the frontlines of clashes and in deciphering the complexities of electoral laws. She has a degree in journalism, but for her, practice is the true school of life.

ARTICLES BY Heba Afify

  • Reporting Egypt: From Passion to Purpose

    Reporting Egypt: From Passion to Purpose

    Throughout the last year, my main challenge as a journalist has been to get myself to take the news seriously. But at times, when the absurdities became too tragic to laugh at, the bigger challenge was to deal with injustice on a daily basis, especially as it kept hitting increasingly close to h..

  • The Acquiescing Opposition

    The Acquiescing Opposition

    After former President Hosni Mubarak’s fall, non-Islamist political parties formed that self-identified as civil and democratic forces, and defined themselves largely in opposition against the interim military rulers and then President Mohamed Morsi`s government. But today, after Morsi`s ouster,..

  • Many Egyptians Skip the Polls, Out of Hopelessness or Protest

    Many Egyptians Skip the Polls, Out of Hopelessness or Protest

    Saeed sits in front of his butcher shop in the Cairo district of Manial, a few feet away from a polling station where only a few citizens cast their vote in the runoff of the first post-Mubarak presidential election. Saeed says he has lost faith in both the political elite and the state. He ..

  • For Egypt's Voters, Revolution Feels Light Years Away

    For Egypt's Voters, Revolution Feels Light Years Away

    The first presidential election following a popular uprising celebrated for giving Egyptians their voice back is not as glorious and exciting as it was expected to be. Instead, it’s marked by fear and disappointment.

    Having learned throughout the last year and a half that there’s..

  • What's Left of Tahrir Today

    What's Left of Tahrir Today

    A little over a year after becoming a national symbol of unity, Tahrir Square has become a very lonely place.

    Amid the complete absence of the state in the iconic square, those who chose to continue residing in it feel abandoned and isolated. The public often blames the square’s residents ..

  • ‘Virginity Test’ Doctor Acquittal Reveals Military Judiciary Shortcomings

    ‘Virginity Test’ Doctor Acquittal Reveals Military Judiciary Shortcomings

    Disappointed but not surprised, lawyers and supporters of Samira Ibrahim blamed a verdict issued Sunday acquitting the military doctor that Ibrahim accused of carrying out a so-called “virginity test” on her and six other women last year on the fact that the case was heard in the military judici..