On Thursday, I will publish a review of Frederick Wiseman’s 1978 documentary 'Sinai Field Mission' on my Substack barracks.substack.com
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عمو حسام
Профиль VivelyIn a dictatorship, independent journalism, by default, becomes a form of activism, and the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation. My book: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt
Interviewed about my book, on the Counter-Punch Podcast
Counter-Revolution in Egypt w/ Hossam el-HamalawyA discussion with Egyptian journalist and author Hossam el-Hamalawy about his new book "Counter-Revolution in Egypt: Sis's New Republic."open.substack.comFrom Marassi to Bardawil: Who Owns Egypt’s Shores?
From Marassi to Bardawil: Who Owns Egypt’s Shores?Egypt Security Sector Reportopen.substack.comNext Thursday, I'm starting a mini-weekly series on my Substack about the Egyptian Army on Screen, discussing the military's appearance in pop culture Subscribe to read: barracks.substack.com
Where was Egypt’s air defense system? Why wasn’t the drone shot down in Damietta? The answer is simple. We have a fragmented, chaotic system that neither synchronizes nor is interoperable.
Fragmented SkiesEgypt Security Sector Reportbarracks.substack.comWhen the Khedive Decorated Egypt’s Invaders
When the Khedive Decorated Egypt’s InvadersA Bronze Star With a Very Dark Storyopen.substack.comThis coming Thursday I'll be concluding my weekly mini-series on the history of the Egyptian army in colonial Sudan barracks.substack.com/t/egyptian-a...
I bought a medal struck by Khedive Tawfiq to honor the foreign troops who crushed the ʿUrabi revolt, bombarded Alexandria, and inaugurated the occupation. A small, handsome artifact of collaboration, and a state narrative cast in bronze. New post Thursday. Subscribe to read! barracks.substack.com
This week’s issue includes reports on the fallout from the regional war on Egypt’s economy, the military’s business empire, arms imports, the militarization of education, and police crackdowns on dissent.
Army Economic Expansion Continues UnabatedEgypt Security Sector Reportopen.substack.com20 January 2011, five days before the outbreak of the Egyptian uprising: Time Magazine: After Tunisia: Why Egypt Isn't Ready to Have Its Own Revolution
After Tunisia: Why Egypt Isn't Ready to Have Its Own RevolutionMany Arabs across the Middle East are looking to events in Tunisia for inspiration. It is the first of the region's dictatorships to fall at...time.com
My longtime friend and comrade Ashraf Omar still languishes in jail
CPJ, partners demand release of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar on arrest anniversary - Committee to Protect JournalistsThe Committee to Protect Journalists joined partner organizations on Wednesday to mark Ashraf Omar’s second arrest anniversary by calling for his immediate release. In the letter, the signatories voic...cpj.org