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Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
ByNaomi Klein December 31, 2025

I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of tortureWhat is the proper punishment for hateful social media posts? Should you lose your account? Your jo…

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What are Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts and why is there a backlash?
ByEmine Sinmaz December 29, 2025

Dissident human rights campaigner has apologised after calling for violence against Zionists and police in 2010-2012The human rights campaigner Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts have led to a widespread backlash since his return from detenti…

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British-Egyptian rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises for ‘hurtful’ tweets
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 29, 2025

Campaigner recently released from prison makes statement after PM’s support is questioned by Tory MPsAlaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian human rights campaigner, has apologised unreservedly for what he accepted were shocking and hurtful tweets tha…

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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after travel ban lifted
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 26, 2025

Family say campaigner, who has a son in Brighton, will be able to travel freely between UK and Cairo months after his release from Egyptian jailThe British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah has arrived in London after the Egyptian government lifted…

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Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt
ByEphrat Livni and Johnatan Reiss December 17, 2025December 18, 2025

Israel’s granting of an export permit is the final step to allow the deal, first announced by energy companies in August, to proceed.

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Seattle’s Plans for a Pride Match at World Cup Infuriates Iran and Egypt
ByFarnaz Fassihi December 10, 2025

The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.

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Disarming Hamas should not be first task of Gaza stabilisation force, Turkey says
ByPatrick Wintour in Doha December 7, 2025

Ankara’s foreign minister suggests international partners should start by separating Israeli troops from Hamas The international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza should make its priority the separation of Israeli troops and Hamas rather than the disar…

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What is the Muslim Brotherhood – explained in 30 seconds
ByGuardian staff November 25, 2025

The Muslim Brotherhood one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movementsThe Muslim Brotherhood is a pan-Islamist organisation that was founded in Egypt in 1928 as an Islamic political movement to counter the spread of secular and n…

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What is the Muslim Brotherhood – explained in 30 seconds
ByGuardian staff November 25, 2025

The Muslim Brotherhood one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movementsThe Muslim Brotherhood is a pan-Islamist organisation that was founded in Egypt in 1928 as an Islamic political movement to counter the spread of secular and n…

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U.N. Security Council Adopts Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 17, 2025

Russia and China abstained. The vote provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.

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