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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...

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...

From Berbera to Bab al-Mandab: “Somaliland” as a platform for Emirati and Israeli hegemony in the Red Sea

By unilaterally and unlawfully recognising the secessionist region of Somaliland, Tel Aviv has effectively established a strategic presence near the Bab el-Mandeb...