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Lina Attalah

 

Lina Attalah is the managing editor of Egypt Independent, the sister publication of Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt`s widely distributed daily. Her areas of interest include migration, border communities, technology, and intellectual history.

ARTICLES BY Lina Attalah

  • Lina Attalah on Media in Egypt

    Lina Attalah on Media in Egypt

    [This post is part of an ongoing Profile of a Contemporary Conduit series on Jadaliyya that seeks to highlight distinct voices primarily in and from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.] 

    Jadaliyya (J): Slightly over a month ago, E..

  • Back to the Margins

    Back to the Margins

    Like many, I came home yesterday after hours of being stuck in traffic congestion, thanks to the long lines of cars queued at gas stations due to an acute fuel shortage. But instead of throwing myself in my bed and ranting about the apocalyptic feel bestowed upon Cairo this day, I stayed in the ..

  • Farewell, Samer Soliman

    Farewell, Samer Soliman

    “Today I lost part of my life. Farewell, Samer,” scholar Amr Abdel Rahman wrote of his longtime friend Samer Soliman, who family, friends, students, and readers lost Sunday after his battle with cancer. 

    Soliman’s death at a critical juncture in the history of Egypt, a nation he lived..

  • The Draft Constitution: Some Controversial Stipulations

    The Draft Constitution: Some Controversial Stipulations

     

    After long hours of article-by-article voting on the Egyptian constitution by the Constituent Assembly, the draft was passed on early Friday.

    The current draft has been submitted to President Mohamed Morsy, who in turn will put it up for a referendum, the conditions ..