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Surveillance, greenwashing and a hunger strike: welcome to Egypt’s Cop27

Can the authoritarian state, currently building a water-consuming desert capital, host a summit that achieves real change?

By Ruth Michaelson

Surveillance, greenwashing and a hunger strike: welcome to Egypt’s Cop27

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How Egypt’s authoritarianism is harming its Covid response

The Egyptian government seems more interested in suppressing negative coverage and maintaining the illusion of control than tackling the…

By Ruth Michaelson

In Egypt, the left is struggling against apathy and fear

The death of Shaimaa al-Sabbagh sent shockwaves through Egypt’s left. Now, with elections postponed again, the movement is at…

By Ruth Michaelson

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