Maged Mandour graduated from Cambridge with a Masters in International Relations. He is a political analyst and the columnist of “Chronicles of the Arab Revolt” on openDemocracy. He is also a writer for Sada, the online journal for Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Follow him @MagedMandour
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA history of violence: slavery, colonialism and coups d’etat
Only through an understanding of the historical impact of colonialism can we begin to heal the wounds caused by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: a brutal history of state encounters
Egyptian photographer and director Shady Habash’s death in prison is one in a long history of state brutality in the country.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMubarak dead: the age of silence
Mubarak’s reign, the revolt against it, and all the tragedies that followed, remain as a stark reminder of what...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe road to exile
A love letter to exiles about revolutions, authoritarianism, and the brutal dictatorship in Egypt.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe poverty of protest
Until the opposition is able to mature and offer a cohesive alternative, the old regimes will remain in power.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: the horror continues
The regime invokes the ghosts of 2013, reminding the opposition of its foundational moment.