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 Sayed Darwish: When Music Began to Speak in the People’s Voice

On 15 September 1923—not the 10th, as is still...

Utopia: Imagine a plastic-free life in your town

At a bustling fruit and vegetable market in Imbaba,...

Egypt’s Migrant Dilemma: What Does the State Really Want?

At eleven o’clock at night, the Hadayek el-Ahram district...

 Sayed Darwish: When Music Began to Speak in the People’s Voice

On 15 September 1923—not the 10th, as is still repeated each year—Sayed Darwish died in Alexandria at just 31, following only six...

Utopia: Imagine a plastic-free life in your town

At a bustling fruit and vegetable market in Imbaba, Karim Hassan rarely has a moment to pause. The 27-year-old works behind his...

“I have a UNHCR card!” — Adel’s cry, unheard by the deportation vans

Since last December, Egypt’s governorates—most notably Cairo—have witnessed a marked escalation in security operations targeting Sudanese and Syrian residents. According to non-governmental...

When Poetry Shakes the Throne: Verse as a Parallel Power in Somaliland

As night descended, Hargeisa sank into a hushed calm. The city, alive with motion by day, seemed to hold its breath after...

Gaarriye: A poet who made words his blade against tyranny 

One evening in the 1970s, a heavy silence settled over a café in Hargeisa. Tired faces and cautious glances spoke quietly of...