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Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Mawqi‘: The Human Being Between Market and State
February 14, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Mawqi‘: The Human Being Between Market and State
Neoliberalism, Socialism, and Social Liberalism: A Critical Reading in Light of the Egyptian Experience Since the end of the twentieth…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: Colloquial and Standard Arabic: Two Pulses of One Language
February 14, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: Colloquial and Standard Arabic: Two Pulses of One Language
Egyptian colloquial is not a departure from Arabic, nor is Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) a break from the language of…
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-Masry Al-Youm: “The Discrimination We Don’t See… Because It Looks Like Us“
February 11, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: “The Discrimination We Don’t See… Because It Looks Like Us“
The Discrimination We Don’t See… Because It Looks Like Us With a realistic view, I find that we deny discrimination…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: The Wonder of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic: The Music of the Heart and the Tongue of the Soul
February 7, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: The Wonder of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic: The Music of the Heart and the Tongue of the Soul
Egyptian colloquial Arabic is not merely a dialect for daily communication; it is a flowing river of rhythm and warmth,…
Magda El Roumi: “When Art Becomes a Homeland” By Hossam Badrawi
February 6, 2026
Magda El Roumi: “When Art Becomes a Homeland” By Hossam Badrawi
My attendance at the ceremony honoring Magda El Roumi was not merely participation in a social artistic event; it was…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes: “My Beloved Dalia, My Happy Thoughts”
February 6, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes: “My Beloved Dalia, My Happy Thoughts”
My beloved Dalia,My happy thoughts, On your forty-fourth birthday,I do not see you as a number added to age,but as…
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: “The Devil — An Old Question with New Answers“
February 4, 2026
Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Masry Al-Youm: “The Devil — An Old Question with New Answers“
In religious heritage, the devil is defined as a rebellious being who disobeyed the divine command, refused to bow to…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: Mounir Abdel Nour: “The Model”
February 3, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: Mounir Abdel Nour: “The Model”
In a turbulent political world—where interests intertwine with positions, and the moral compass often goes missing—it is rare to encounter…
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…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: Separating Opinion from Emotion
January 31, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for “Egyptke”: Separating Opinion from Emotion
Not every intellectual disagreement is a disagreement at the core, and not every rejection of an idea is a sign…
Citizenship… Between Constitutional Text and the Language of Reality By Hossam Badrawi
January 28, 2026
Citizenship… Between Constitutional Text and the Language of Reality By Hossam Badrawi
Citizenship is not an administrative condition, nor a rigid legal description. It is a moral relationship between the individual and…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Mawqi‘: On the Book “The Era of Soad” Thank You, Khaled Montasser
January 27, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Mawqi‘: On the Book “The Era of Soad” Thank You, Khaled Montasser
On the anniversary of her birth – January 26, 1943 It is not easy to write about Soad Hosny, and…
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…
The Life That Dwells Within Us and the Life We Inhabit Part and Whole in a Comprehensive Concept By Hossam Badrawi
January 22, 2026
The Life That Dwells Within Us and the Life We Inhabit Part and Whole in a Comprehensive Concept By Hossam Badrawi
The Life We Inhabit “In the womb of silence, unseen creatures sing.” Deep within the body, in the shadows of…
The Philosophy of Liberation in the Qur’an Between Taghut and the Firmest Bond By Dr. Hossam Badrawi
January 22, 2026
The Philosophy of Liberation in the Qur’an Between Taghut and the Firmest Bond By Dr. Hossam Badrawi
Faith, in its linguistic meaning, is belief in something for which there is no tangible scientific proof. In my view,…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: How rising voices and fading meanings define our culture of noise
January 21, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi Writes for Al-Ahram: How rising voices and fading meanings define our culture of noise
In a world increasingly defined by volume rather than value, Hossam Badrawi, a physician, politician, and former head of the…
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Mawqi‘: The Philosophy of Obedience: Between Reason, Submission, Education, and Order
January 17, 2026
Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Mawqi‘: The Philosophy of Obedience: Between Reason, Submission, Education, and Order
Is obedience a virtue, or is it a form of submission that excludes reason? Do we raise our children to…
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…
“Thank You, Trump” By Hossam Badrawi
January 14, 2026
“Thank You, Trump” By Hossam Badrawi
For many years — for decades — we lived inside a grand narrative that claimed the world, despite its contradictions,…