The Grand Egyptian Museum's opening in Egypt, paired with pro-regime propaganda, "serves to justify its foreign and domestic policies," writes @magedmandour.bsky.social. That includes sidelining President El-Sisi's most pressing nuisance: the people.

With the Grand Egyptian Museum's opening, Cairo continues to redefine the past to both "justify its policies [and] effectively redefine what Egyptian history, the nation, the state and the military mean today," writes @magedmandour.bsky.social.

My latest for @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social dawnmena.org/egypt-a-new-...

My latest on Sisi's Gaza predicament. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/sisi...

"Cairo’s decision does not mean that Alaa will be released, nor does it shift Sisi`s reliance on repression as a tool for regime maintenance," writes @magedmandour.bsky.social of Egypt's removal of Alaa Abdel Fatah from its terrorism list, in DAWN's Democracy in Exile.

My latest on Sisi's endemic repression dawnmena.org/why-alaa-abd...

Happy to announce that I will be working on a book titled "Militarized Capitalism Under El-Sisi: Blood and Concrete". Time now for countless episodes of imposter syndrome, self flagellation, and writer's block.

"Giulio`s death made clear that returning to Cairo carried the terrifying risk of prison, a horrendous death or both... I chose not to return and have not done so to this day," writes @magedmandour.bsky.social, reviewing in DAWN's Democracy in Exile his now-decade of exile from Egypt

"Autocracy and injustice thrive and spread when leaders fail to halt their advance or hold autocrats accountable." @magedmandour.bsky.social shares some major moments from what is now a decade of exile from Egypt, writing in DAWN's Democracy in Exile.

A personal piece about exile dawnmena.org/a-decade-in-...

"No one is safe—from Egypt to Gaza—because the world has proven unwilling to stop the repression, torture and murder of innocent life." @magedmandour.bsky.social summarizes a decade of exile following the 2013 post-revolutionary coup in Egypt, in DAWN's Democracy in Exile.

Would Trump aid cuts kill #Egypt - or make Sisi stronger? Gulf support could help Cairo weather the storm, & by defending Palestinian rights, the Sisi regime stands to gain popular legitimacy, writes MEDC's DMI Advisory Group member @magedmandour.bsky.social. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/woul...

My latest for the @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social on the possible impact of American aid cut on Sisi and the stability of the regime. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/woul...

Thank you both your thoughtful engagement with the book!

Check out my latest for the @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social on the rise of a new political party in Egypt, it's connection to a state sanctioned militia and what this means for the country. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/egyp...

Check out my latest for the @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social on the rise of a new political party in Egypt, it's connection to a state sanctioned militia and what this means for the country. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/egyp...

An often neglected aspect of this is the level of popular participation in mass state repression. How can a regime convince so many of its citizens to support this mass slaughter?

‘The most obvious lesson is the mistake of heavily relying on external support from foreign sponsors, and the belief such support is endless and that these regimes are too important or "too big to fail".’

Check out my latest for the @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social on the lessons drawn from the fall of Assad www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/assa...

عقبال سجون بدر ووادي النطرون وبرج العرب

Resharing this for all the leftists Assad apologists www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/arab...

‏الف مبروك للشعب السوري نهاية الطاغيه و المجرم. Congratulations to the Syrian people the end of a tyrant!

I always wondered how could Stalinsts occupy the same reality as ordinary people. Now I know.

One of the most brutal regimes in the Middle East is about to fall. The title of the most oppressive regime would now move to Egypt and Sisi. The horror stories that we are about to hear from released Syrian prisoners will find their echo in Egypt and its prisons.

Happy to be back with Bill Law on the Arab Digest Podcast talking all things Sisi. Have a listen. m.soundcloud.com/arabdigest/t...

Very fortunate that France randomly happened to realize it had been wrong about ICC immunity rules at the exact moment when Israel informed it that such a conclusion would be needed for it to approve France’s inclusion in the ceasefire monitoring mechanism. bsky.app/profile/haar...

Pundit @magedmandour.bsky.social explores the reasons behind Sisi’s virtual silence as Israel conducts its genocide in Gaza

Happy to be back with Bill Law on the Arab Digest Podcast talking all things Sisi. Have a listen. m.soundcloud.com/arabdigest/t...

كفاية بفي يا بية

Quick comment on ceasefire agreement in Lebanon: Its fate hinges on “dismantling all unlicensed facilities for manufacturing weapons & related materials,” “all unlicensed infrastructure, military sites, & weapons” ‪https://www.almodon.com/politics/2024/11/26/‬المدن-تنشر-نص-الاتفاق-بين-إسرائيل-ولبنان

Human Rights Watch investigation finds #Israel’i airstrike that killed 3 journalists in South #Lebanon is apparent war crime. “US govt shld suspend weapon transfers to Israel b/c of IDF’s repeated unlawful attacks on civilians; US officials may be complicit in war crimes” www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says

Biden will be remembered as the worst president on the Middle East in my lifetime — and yes, that includes W (close call) and Trump.

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

Finally! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My latest for the @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social on the role of Arab Autocracy in enabling Israel's ever expanding war www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/arab...

This week’s dispatch includes reports on Egypt and the regional wars, the Suez Canal, foreign military cooperation, the Horn of Africa, arms imports, military business, migration, energy, prisons, and security crackdowns.

Check out my latest for MEDC on #Sisi silent revloution mideastdc.org/publication/...

Real Gaza death count is so much higher - and almost certainly more lopsidedly civilian - than what’s officially reported.

EU aid chief says hasn't seen any evidence to back up Israel's allegations against UNRWA, nor has – to his knowledge – anyone else at EU executive or any other UNRWA donor. www.reuters.com/world/no-evi... Hm, starting to think the Israelis might not be on the level 🤔

A decade after Sisi coup, my book comes out! The book explains how Sisi operates and what makes his regime so different, and so dangerous, compared to those that came before. This book is dedicated to the regime`s victims, and for those who hope! www.bloomsbury.com/us/egypt-und...

A review of my book by the @thenewarab.bsky.social "Egypt under El-Sisi is without a doubt a necessary read for anyone trying to grasp the basic ways Egyptian political life has been transformed under Abdel Fattah El-Sis" Out on the 25th of Jan. www.newarab.com/features/pow...

The surreal feeling when you get a copy of your book in the mail. I just hope that the content is as impressive as the cover by Andeel ! Available for pre-order (link in the bio)

I spoke to my half-Syrian half-Palestinian niece, who lives in Turkey. I congratulated her on the war, because suddenly the priority of many Turks has shifted from hating Syrians (and therefore all Arabs) to loving Palestinians. We laughed, but very sadly.

Israel privately pushed for Egypt to accept large scale refugee transfer www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/w...

this is how low our politics has fallen—a government can now be criticized solely on the basis of things it has very obviously done

Egypt has a complex and fraught relationship with Hamas, but Israel's intentions to destroy the group and displace Palestinians from Gaza into Sinai have triggered security concerns for the Sisi regime 👇

Numbers from the Gaza Ministry of Health: Total deaths: 8525 people including: - 3542 children - 2187 women - 21543 injured citizens - 2000 reports of missing ppl incl 1100 children - 130 health personnel killed - 15 hospitals and 32 primary care centers out of service (1/2)

My latest for The NewArab on the multiple challenges facing Sisi resulting from the war in Gaza. Even though Sisi has particpated in the siege of Gaza for years, his prefered policy option is contianment, not the full destruction of the group www.newarab.com/analysis/why...