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Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Details of the Gulf War and Egypt’s Particular Position
September 21, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Details of the Gulf War and Egypt’s Particular Position
In times of crisis, people can become overwhelmed by details, and then by the details of those details. Attention becomes…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Weapon of Betrayal: Trust and Power of Attorney
September 11, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Weapon of Betrayal: Trust and Power of Attorney
The legal profession is one of the noblest professions and one of those most closely connected to justice and human…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: A Reading of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
September 9, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: A Reading of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Not all wars are fought with tanks, and not every occupation requires soldiers to cross borders. Hegemony can enter a…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Other Side of Egypt’s North Coast
September 7, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Other Side of Egypt’s North Coast
Every summer, as the North Coast fills with vacationers, social media, in turn, fills with images of mockery and criticism.…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Private Education in Egypt: Where Should the Focus Be?
September 6, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Private Education in Egypt: Where Should the Focus Be?
Understanding the educational landscape is essential for understanding reality and planning for the future. I searched for a single, recent,…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Sanctions Against State Sovereignty… Bank Misr and the United States
September 3, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Sanctions Against State Sovereignty… Bank Misr and the United States
As a non-specialist citizen, I followed the measures taken by the United States against the UAE branch of Bank Misr,…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Form Becomes Substance
August 30, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Form Becomes Substance
In the second half of the nineteenth century, at the height of Khedive Ismail’s efforts to present Egypt as a…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: First in His Class… Where Is He Now?
August 28, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: First in His Class… Where Is He Now?
Every year, photographs of Egypt’s top high-school students fill the newspapers: confident smiles, certificates held proudly in their hands, as…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: What Do the Economic Terms People Complain About Actually Mean?
August 23, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: What Do the Economic Terms People Complain About Actually Mean?
We often hear terms such as inflation, recession, depression, and stagflation. We repeat them in our conversations and hold them…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Between the Title and the Person: A Philosophy of Collective Attributes
August 21, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Between the Title and the Person: A Philosophy of Collective Attributes
“His Eminence”… “Your Excellency”… “His Excellency the Minister”… “Your Holiness”… These words do not describe a body, nor do they…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Is Reducing Admissions to Humanities Colleges What Egyptian Education Needs?
August 19, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Is Reducing Admissions to Humanities Colleges What Egyptian Education Needs?
Thinker Dr. Hossam Badrawi warned against reducing university-admission policies to simply responding to the current needs of the labor market.…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Politics Enters the Laboratory of Great Minds… Who Gets to Decide What Science Says?
August 15, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Politics Enters the Laboratory of Great Minds… Who Gets to Decide What Science Says?
On August 10, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that caused widespread controversy in American medical and…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt’s Position… What Do Mutual Defense Agreements Really Mean?
August 13, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt’s Position… What Do Mutual Defense Agreements Really Mean?
When I read about the new mutual defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, I found myself asking: “Where…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Culture of Hunting for Mistakes: Why Do We Look for the Negative in Our Children’s Success?
August 10, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Culture of Hunting for Mistakes: Why Do We Look for the Negative in Our Children’s Success?
Over the past few days, I have been following the debate surrounding Abdelrahman El-Sayed, an American of Egyptian origin, and…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt, China, and Iran: A Reflection on the Geopolitics of Survival and Decline
August 2, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt, China, and Iran: A Reflection on the Geopolitics of Survival and Decline
If a person could leave Earth and return every thousand years, they would scarcely recognize its map each time. Empires…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Political Message Behind the Damietta Port Incident
July 31, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Political Message Behind the Damietta Port Incident
The attack targeting the American vessel at Egypt’s Port of Damietta should not be viewed merely as an isolated security…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Deficiency of Reason and the Crime of Thinking
July 27, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Deficiency of Reason and the Crime of Thinking
As a continuation of my conversations with young people about the importance of thinking—and after discussing how the pursuit of…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Who Chooses the UN Secretary-General? The Democracy of the Stage… and the Dictatorship of Reality
July 23, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Who Chooses the UN Secretary-General? The Democracy of the Stage… and the Dictatorship of Reality
I recently received a message from my friend, Ambassador Magd Abdel Fattah, a distinguished diplomat, former Assistant Secretary-General of the…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Football Becomes a Lesson in Life
July 20, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Football Becomes a Lesson in Life
I will begin with a confession: I have been an admirer of Cristiano Ronaldo since the very beginning of his…
Where Does the Investor’s Right End, and the Human Right Begin? By Hossam Badrawi
July 13, 2026
Where Does the Investor’s Right End, and the Human Right Begin? By Hossam Badrawi
Every civilization is tested at the moment when two legitimate rights come into conflict. On one side stands the investor,…