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I have experience copyediting news, stories and longer form features from Arabic-English.

Currently working on my first literary translation project.

Ancient Khemites: Museums and the making of modern Egyptian identity

In his 2007 book “Contested Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity,” scholar and researcher Elliott Colla explores the competing ideologies and narratives surrounding the history and antiquities of ancient Egypt, from the medieval to the modern eras.

These narratives were constructed by local, regional, and international actors, each expressing their distinct identity, role, and sphere of influence within the development and perception of Egyptology. Long thought extinct, the...

Netanyahu to hold emergency meeting over “false” hostage remains

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene an emergency security meeting to determine possible sanctions against Hamas, following Israeli claims that the casket returned by the group on Monday contained the remains of a hostage already recovered and buried.

According to a statement released on X by Netanyahu’s office today, the meeting will “discuss Israel’s steps in response to (Hamas’) violations.”

Israeli officials said the coffin, transferred via the Red Cross inside the Gaza...
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EIPR blasts forced expulsion of Christian family in Minya

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights criticized the sectarian tension in Minya’s Bani Mazar district after a Christian family was fined one million Egyptian pounds and forced to leave the village of Nazlet Gelf following an arbitration ruling last week. The Ministry of Interior, meanwhile, downplayed the incident as a dispute between two families with no sectarian dimension.

The decision came after a customary arbitration council heard claims that a Muslim girl had been kidnapped by the...

Britain’s Gaza paradox: Diplomacy in the shadow of death

On 11 October this year, the day after the ceasefire in Gaza was announced, half a million people gathered in central London for the “National Demonstration for Palestine,” demanding a clear and decisive end to British military and political support for Israel.

After two years of devastation in Gaza, the ceasefire has only amplified Britain’s contradictions: the government that now talks of peace and reconstruction helped sustain the very genocide it now laments.

Those who took to London’s str...

Lawyers seek urgent hospital transfer for detained activist Marwa Arafa

Marwa Arafa’s legal team has filed an urgent request for her transfer to a hospital outside prison due to her deteriorating health, her lawyer Mokhtar Mounir told Al Manassa. The request was submitted during her trial session on Saturday before the Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court. The hearing was adjourned to Dec. 20 to hear prosecution witnesses.

Mounir said activist and translator Marwa Arafa was not initially present in the glass dock at the start of the session, and only appea...

Israel accuses Hamas of stalling as Trump rattles saber for redeployment

Tensions in Gaza surged Thursday as Israeli officials accused Hamas of intentionally delaying the return of hostage remains, prompting US President Donald Trump to threaten a renewed military assault on Gaza. The pressure comes amid ongoing efforts to implement the ceasefire agreement brokered earlier this week.

According to Axios, unnamed Israeli and American officials confirmed that Tel Aviv informed the Trump administration on Wednesday that Hamas was “not doing enough” to retrieve and hand...

Israeli forces intercept Sumud, detain 200+ activists

Israeli forces raided the Global Sumud Flotilla overnight, intercepting at least 21 of the 41 vessels as of Thursday morning. Israeli occupation forces boarded ships, detained activists, and unleashed chemical-laced water cannons, as some boats continue to sail towards Gaza.

At 8:20 pm Gaza time on Wednesday, flotilla organizers reported spotting more than 20 unidentified vessels three nautical miles ahead, according to a statement posted to their Telegram channel. Minutes later, Israeli occupa...
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Rights group demands probe into abuses at Badr Prison Complex

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights/EIPR has called for a full investigation into alleged abuses at Egypt’s Badr Prison Complex in a new report published Monday.

Titled “Between Propaganda and Reality,” the report highlights sharp contradictions between government claims and prisoner testimonies. It accuses authorities of masking widespread abuse under the image of a modern, high-tech facility.

“These deaths were preventable. Continuing on this path means allowing slow, deliberate kill...