Middle East Ahdaf Soueif’s Diary: My nephew is on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison. Can the British government save him? Since 2006, every regime that has come to power in Egypt has tried to silence Alaa Abd el-Fattah – but he will not give up. By Ahdaf Soueif
What we lost: writers on the climate crisis As the planet heats, our natural world is rapidly changing. Seven leading names recall a loss in their lifetime. By Ai Weiwei, Thomas Keneally, Richard Flanagan, Ahdaf Soueif, Orhan Pamuk, Annie Proulx and Tessa Hadley
Ahdaf Soueif on climate loss: In Egypt, we watch as concrete is sunk into the Nile I have lost the ability to talk to my grandchildren happily and hopefully about the world. By Ahdaf Soueif