Egypt’s rainbow raids
I wrote an article for the Jacobin, re the current crackdown on the LGBTQ community in Egypt.
أمن جامعة القاهرة يعتدي على الطلاب بالكراسي والشوم والأحزمة
Police crack down on MB students in Cairo U
A video from Reuters.
In a time of hysteria, blame must go around
One must denounce firmly the abuses of the state against Islamists. Sisi is employing the “dirty war” manual by the letter. Yet, the hypocrisy and the sectarianism of Islamist leaders cannot also be forgiven.