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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…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Between the Title and the Person: A Philosophy of Collective Attributes

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…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm … The Entropy of Nations

Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm … The Entropy of Nations

In physics, there is a merciless law: every closed system, no matter how precise or beautiful it may be at…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Is Reducing Admissions to Humanities Colleges What Egyptian Education Needs?

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.…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: When machines produce enough, what will humans do?

Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: When machines produce enough, what will humans do?

A future in which machines produce more than people need could free humanity from work as a condition for survival,…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: Egypt’s Position… What Do Mutual Defense Agreements Really Mean?

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…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: At 75, the real challenge is keeping tomorrow alive

Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: At 75, the real challenge is keeping tomorrow alive

Approaching 75, Hossam Badrawi reflects on ageing, purpose, curiosity, and the need to keep pursuing dreams, loving others, and finding…
The Loss of Value in an Age of Abundance By Hossam Badrawi

The Loss of Value in an Age of Abundance By Hossam Badrawi

Sometimes I open WhatsApp and find dozens of forwarded messages piling up every day in groups I can no longer…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm … When Words and Meanings Become Entangled

Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm … When Words and Meanings Become Entangled

The Brain, the Mind, the Intellect, and the Heart From an early stage in my life, I found myself preoccupied…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: Why Do Some Nations Endure? Egypt, China & Iran

Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: Why Do Some Nations Endure? Egypt, China & Iran

If a person could leave the Earth and return to it once every thousand years, he would not recognise the…
My Daughter, My Role Model, and My Happy Thoughts By a Proud Father

My Daughter, My Role Model, and My Happy Thoughts By a Proud Father

Dear reader, do not be surprised by the title. My daughter, Dalia, has become my role model. Convention tells us…
Between the Meaning of Religion and Its Rituals By Hossam Badrawi

Between the Meaning of Religion and Its Rituals By Hossam Badrawi

Some questions seem simple at first, yet the longer they linger in the mind, the more unsettling they become. One…
Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Hurriya: The Political Message Behind the Damietta Port Incident

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…
Nero… The Lover of the Stage By Hossam Badrawi

Nero… The Lover of the Stage By Hossam Badrawi

  Nero, as the story goes, was a handsome young man who loved the arts. He played the lyre, wrote…
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