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Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: From Misery to Human Flourishing

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: From Misery to Human Flourishing

For many decades, economists attempted to measure the condition of nations through numbers. Indicators such as economic growth, national income,…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Hijacking Awareness in the Age of Media

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Hijacking Awareness in the Age of Media

We were never angels in the era of print journalism, and newspapers were never free of crime stories, scandals, or…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When the Fly Speaks

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When the Fly Speaks

“Even the blue fly wouldn’t know the way to your place.” It is a common Arabic expression used to mock…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: A Critical Reading of Establishing a Center for “Prophetic Medicine”

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: A Critical Reading of Establishing a Center for “Prophetic Medicine”

  In a fleeting moment, a reader might misread the phrase “Prophetic Medicine” as “Nuclear Medicine,” and their mind would…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Culture of Competitiveness

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Culture of Competitiveness

Competitiveness is not merely a “race with others.” At its core, it is: A continuous improvement of the self, aimed…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: I Can’t Keep Up

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: I Can’t Keep Up

I admit it…I can’t keep up. Not just because time is tight,nor because life has become crowded with responsibilities,but because…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The True Power of Nations

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?

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

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

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

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: When the Veil Falls

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

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

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: A Witness to the State… and a Political Intellectual

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

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

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

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…
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