Jared Malsin
Egypt Has a Massive Political Prisoner Dilemma
A number of students have been detained as part of the Egyptian government's vast, ongoing crackdown on political dissent.
Egypt’s Growing Political Prisoner Problem
Over 21,000 have been detained under the guise of quelling political unrest.
Khalid Abdalla Has His Eye on Egypt
I interviewed one of the stars of The Square at his apartment in Cairo. Outside, bomb blasts had just killed six people. The city was nearly deserted, save for small groups of pro-government demonstrators. Helicopters thumped low overhead.
The Many Narratives of the Arab Spring
In 2014, the question persists: Is the revolution in Egypt over, or is it ongoing?
The Many Narratives of the Arab Spring
Yesterday marked the three-year anniversary of thousands of Egyptians joining protests that snowballed into a revolution. In 2014, the question persists: Is the revolution in Egypt over, or is it ongoing?
Psychaleppo: Music to Listen to While Your Country Burns
On October 12, a couple hundred people filed into Metro Al Madina, a small cabaret theater in Beirut. Inside it was pitch black, save for images projected on canvas cubes: Eight-armed Indian goddesses danced. Rockets blasted into space. Then...
The War-Ravaged Cats of Syria
A group of Syrians are documenting the country's bloody civil war on Facebook. This being the internet, one of their most widely distributed works involves a wounded cat.
Sweeping Unrest Under the Rug in Tahrir Square
Last Wednesday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, more than a dozen landscapers watered freshly lain swatches of grass and hauled in brand-new potted plants. It was hard to imagine the days when the flames of righteous discontent were fanned by thousands of...
This Woman’s Dad Was Tortured and Imprisoned in Bahrain
Maryam Al-Khawaja was in the United States when her phone rang. Back in Bahrain, her native country, a government crackdown on the massive prodemocracy uprising was proceeding at a ferocious pace. The president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights...
Egypt's Black Bloc—An Exclusive Interview
On Tuesday Egypt’s chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of anyone participating in a “black bloc,” with a spokesman calling the blocs an “organized, terrorist group.” The state news agency announced the arrest of 18 alleged black bloc members on...
Ultras, Anarchists, and Street Fighting in Egypt
As darkness fell on Friday, pro-democracy demonstrators across Egypt were digging in for a long night of fighting with police after a day of generally peaceful marches marking the second anniversary of the revolution that brought down dictator Hosni...
Is SpongeBob SquarePants the New Che Guevara?
Spongebob SquarePants has become a symbol for rebellious youth in Egypt. Student leaders in the fight against conservative President Mohamed Morsi have adopted him as their symbol, and he's inspired dozens of Egyptian Facebook fan groups, including at...