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  • The Absence of Coptic Christians on the Rabaa Square

    The Absence of Coptic Christians on the Rabaa Square

    “Who is my neighbor?” This was the question that drove Jesus to narrate the parable of the Good Samaritan to his disciples and followers. In the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, the story goes that a man from Samaria was travelling, when he stumbled upon another traveller from Judea who was ..

  • Triple Exposure

    Triple Exposure

    During the wave of uprisings and resulting crackdowns on Islamists in Egypt in 2013, all the media outlets were accused of taking sides. “When you point a camera to a side you neglect the rest of the real scene,” a protester said to me. “People are following those media outlets that confirm what..

  • Egypt Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (August 2014)

    Egypt Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (August 2014)

    [This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on Egypt. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of Egypt-related topics. The pieces reflect the l..

  • Beard Phobia

    Beard Phobia

    [Photos and text by Mohamed Ali eddin.]

    During the 25 January 2011 revolution, Egyptians thought they were united against President Mubarak’s regime. They believed in the power of Tahrir Square, in how the square gathered Islamists, liberals, and leftists together against injustice and dic..

  • The Terror Metanarrative and the Rabaa Massacre

    The Terror Metanarrative and the Rabaa Massacre

    Just after dawn prayers on the morning of 14 August 2013, Egyptian security forces raided a large sit-in based at Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiyya Square and another at al-Nahda Square. Six weeks earlier, military l..