On his third night in detention in Cairo, crammed with sixty other prisoners into a four-by-five meter cell, Abdelrahman ElGendy heard the song for the first time. Belly full after being starved fo…

Written from Badr Prison in 2023, “the thing between the wall and my body” traces the physics of incarceration.

Written from Badr Prison in 2023, “the thing between the wall and my body” traces the physics of incarceration.

Ahmed Douma considers an olive tree’s resilience in this powerful and poignant poem, written during his decade-long incarceration.

No matter how this ends, Laila Soueif lives.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. I didn’t want to become one again in America.

لا تصالح.. إلى أن يعود الوجود لدورته الدائرة: النجوم.. لميقاتها والطيور.. لأصواتها والرمال.. لذراتها والقتيل لطفلته الناظرة —أمل دنقل   Over the past year and a half of U.S.-funded geno…

Dear Dr Adnan al-Bursh, Your hands have lived with me for months. After Israel tortured you to death, I searched for them in every photo or video they showed of you. I glimpsed one photo of you tha…

لا تصالح.. إلى أن يعود الوجود لدورته الدائرة: النجوم.. لميقاتها والطيور.. لأصواتها والرمال.. لذراتها والقتيل لطفلته الناظرة —أمل دنقل   Over the past year and a half of U.S.-funded geno…