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Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Horreya: Bread and the Future: Can Science Reinvent the Egyptian Loaf?

Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Horreya: Bread and the Future: Can Science Reinvent the Egyptian Loaf?

I was attending a political meeting where we were discussing the challenges facing Egypt amid the ongoing dispute with Ethiopia…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Horreya: Homeland and Identity

Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Horreya: Homeland and Identity

It may not be appropriate to separate identity from citizenship, which, in its fundamental sense, is the relationship between an…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: October: A Lesson from the Past for Building the Future

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: October: A Lesson from the Past for Building the Future

A photograph of my brother Hamdy, who returned from his scholarship at Oxford after earning his PhD and, like many…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Another Year to Reform a Law That Affects My Freedom

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Another Year to Reform a Law That Affects My Freedom

Last year, I followed a strange paradox: the government submitted the Code of Criminal Procedure, Parliament approved it, and the…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: One Podium—and Different Maps of Power

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: One Podium—and Different Maps of Power

The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly was held under a slogan calling for “restoring trust and managing…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Security for Whom—and in What Sense?

Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Security for Whom—and in What Sense?

Whenever one of us wants to emphasize the importance of an issue, we say that it “affects national security.” We…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Details of the Gulf War and Egypt’s Particular Position

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

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

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

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?

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: When Form Becomes Substance

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?

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?

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…
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