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Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The True Power of Nations
April 13, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The True Power of Nations
Not all the concepts we use daily are as clear as we think. In fact, the most dangerous ones are…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Who Controls the Flow of Energy Through the Strait of Hormuz?
March 30, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Who Controls the Flow of Energy Through the Strait of Hormuz?
In moments of tension, some voices tend to oversimplify matters to the point of distortion. Complex relationships turn into ready-made…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: About Egypt, the Gulf, and What Is Not Said Clearly
March 27, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: About Egypt, the Gulf, and What Is Not Said Clearly
In moments of tension, some voices tend to oversimplify matters to the point of distortion. Complex relationships are reduced to…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Nothing Dies… It Only Waits
March 23, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Nothing Dies… It Only Waits
On a quiet morning, the desert may seem like the end of life—an expanse of silence where nothing is seen…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When the Idea of the State Fades
March 16, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When the Idea of the State Fades
The state is not merely geographical borders or an administrative apparatus.It is, above all, an idea in the collective consciousness…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Absolute Support May Not Last… Newsom’s Statement and the Beginning of a New Debate on Israel
March 5, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Absolute Support May Not Last… Newsom’s Statement and the Beginning of a New Debate on Israel
Sometimes major transformations do not begin with dramatic political decisions, but with a sentence spoken in a moment of candor…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When the Veil Falls
March 2, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When the Veil Falls
At every stage of human history, a silent question has echoed:Do nations learn from their tragedies, or do they reproduce…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Reflection on the Meaning of Mind and the Limits of Creativity
February 23, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Reflection on the Meaning of Mind and the Limits of Creativity
I begin with developments in artificial intelligence and move toward the philosophical core. 1. Symbolic Regression Between 2020–2023, AI systems…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Fasting Between Body, Spirit, and Will
February 19, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Fasting Between Body, Spirit, and Will
In an age where instant gratification multiplies endlessly—where food, information, and pleasure are no farther than a fingertip—fasting appears as…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Form Becomes Substance: A Lesson from History and a Message to the Present
February 11, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When Form Becomes Substance: A Lesson from History and a Message to the Present
Parliaments around the world were not born as fully formed democratic institutions, nor did they emerge in a perfect moment…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: A Witness to the State… and a Political Intellectual
February 2, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: A Witness to the State… and a Political Intellectual
In the history of states, it is rare to find figures who have crossed different political eras—not as tools in…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Some Memories of January, So That We May Learn
January 22, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Some Memories of January, So That We May Learn
Whenever the month of January arrives, the story of Egypt as I witnessed it in 2011 comes back to my…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: There Are No Coincidences in Politics
January 17, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: There Are No Coincidences in Politics
Those who believe that what happens in politics can be explained by coincidence are mistaken. Politics, by its nature, is…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt in the Eye of the Storm
January 12, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt in the Eye of the Storm
What the world is experiencing today is not a moral struggle between good and evil, nor a values-based confrontation between…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Citizenship… Between Constitutional Text and the Language of Reality
January 4, 2026
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Citizenship… Between Constitutional Text and the Language of Reality
Citizenship is not an administrative status, nor a rigid legal description. It is a moral relationship between the individual and…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Respecting the Rights of Coptic Children: A Philosophical and Constitutional Reading of Justice and Citizenship
December 30, 2025
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Respecting the Rights of Coptic Children: A Philosophical and Constitutional Reading of Justice and Citizenship
Some mothers—patients of mine and members of civil society organizations I support—contacted me, deeply upset about the date of a…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt Is Doing Fine
December 29, 2025
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt Is Doing Fine
In Egyptian colloquial language, there is a special kind of genius. We say, “So-and-so is doing fine,” meaning he is…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: State of the Project or State of the Citizen?
December 21, 2025
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: State of the Project or State of the Citizen?
“State of the Project or State of the Citizen?” is not a slogan; it is a key to understanding what…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Rules of Dialogue: How to Disagree to Connect
December 15, 2025
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Rules of Dialogue: How to Disagree to Connect
Our society today faces a real crisis in managing disagreement. Many people believe that merely discussing what they consider “non-negotiables”…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Dilemma of Democracy Between Idea and Reality
December 9, 2025
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Dilemma of Democracy Between Idea and Reality
Egypt – like many countries in the region – is living a complex dilemma regarding the model of governance most…