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Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: From a Long Autumn… to an Awaited Spring
June 3, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: From a Long Autumn… to an Awaited Spring
Nations are not merely maps drawn on paper, borders guarded by weapons, or numbers announced in government reports. At their…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: From Misery to Human Flourishing
June 1, 2026
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-Masry Al-Youm: The More We Know… The More We Discover How Little We Know
May 27, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: The More We Know… The More We Discover How Little We Know
There is a defining moment in every person’s life—a moment when they discover that knowledge is not a ladder leading…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Shorouk: Between Freedom and Fear… The Dilemma of Democracy
May 26, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Shorouk: Between Freedom and Fear… The Dilemma of Democracy
Since human beings first began living in organized communities, they have oscillated between two conflicting needs: The need for freedom…
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: Secularism
May 20, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: Secularism
Secularism, secularity, or worldly humanism is the principle based on separating government, state institutions, and political authority from religious authority…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Hijacking Awareness in the Age of Media
May 15, 2026
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-Masry Al-Youm: DNA and Beyond: Between Science and Philosophy
May 13, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: DNA and Beyond: Between Science and Philosophy
DNA and Beyond: Between Science and Philosophy Genetics & Epigenetics DNA, translated into Arabic as “deoxyribonucleic acid,” is commonly referred…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: When the Fly Speaks
May 11, 2026
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-Masry Al-Youm: “The Light of Wisdom”… A Meeting of Human Wisdom in the Journey Toward Truth
May 6, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: “The Light of Wisdom”… A Meeting of Human Wisdom in the Journey Toward Truth
When I reflected deeply on verses from the Qur’an and the sayings of sages throughout history—words that soothed my…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: A Critical Reading of Establishing a Center for “Prophetic Medicine”
May 5, 2026
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
May 4, 2026
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-Masry Al-Youm: The State Budget… Between Numbers and the Constitution
April 29, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: The State Budget… Between Numbers and the Constitution
A constitution is not merely a document written in a moment of consensus; it is tested in moments of disagreement.…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: I Can’t Keep Up
April 27, 2026
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-Masry Al-Youm: Reflections on the Future of Power and the Global Order
April 22, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: Reflections on the Future of Power and the Global Order
“The world is not rebalancing… it is fragmenting.” We have grown accustomed to repeating the term “multipolar” as if history…
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: Wounds That Do Not Fade from Memory
April 15, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: Wounds That Do Not Fade from Memory
On April 8, 1970, during the War of Attrition, Israeli aircraft turned the Bahr El-Baqar Primary School in Egypt’s Sharqia…
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-Masry Al-Youm: When Nothingness Was Born in Human Awareness
April 1, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: When Nothingness Was Born in Human Awareness
To understand, I read, gathered information, analyzed, and now I share what I’ve concluded. Many believe that Iran is capable—if…
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-Masry Al-Youm: When Life Defeats Us, It May Be Rebuilding Us
March 25, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: When Life Defeats Us, It May Be Rebuilding Us
“I did not always win… but I always learned.” What shapes a person in life is not what they gain,…