In a dictatorship, independent journalism, by default, becomes a form of activism, and the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation.
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عمو حسام
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Why is the Egyptian military a mediocre institution?
A new installment in my ongoing history of the Egyptian Air Force series
If you have any interest in ancient Egyptian artifacts, this is a fascinating read. I visited many years ago and learned about this man when I arrived there as he was the country's premier Egyptologist.
This is very good on Zahi Hawass and everything that enabled him
عمو حسام
عمو حسام
William Carruthers
"Hawass...understood that Western media did not want slow excavation, cautious interpretation, or complex institutional history. It wanted revelation. It wanted tombs opened on camera, mummies scanned under dramatic lighting, and a commanding Egyptian host who could perform authority in English."
A staggering number of potential job losses
Holly Glightly 🧿🌌
William Carruthers
A baby. The IDF shot a baby.
It is. Perfect timing as I attempt to finish writing an article on events linked to the Tutankhamun centenary, whose failure to move Egyptology forward is in part due to what this piece describes. And in part due to structural racism in Western Egyptology.🏺📜🗃️
Nabalkattu
Today, SIPRI launches its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security. Download the summary of #SIPRIYearbook 2026 ➡️ bit.ly/4um0jXh
#SIPRIYearbook2026 #NuclearWeapons #ArmsControl #NuclearRisk #Disarmament #NonProliferation
This is very good on Zahi Hawass and everything that enabled him
This is very good on Zahi Hawass and everything that enabled him
SIPRI.bsky.social
William Carruthers
2,700 letters sent last month warning staff that they are at risk of redundancy, with Nottingham senior management's goal to shed 608 academic posts, following the 350 professional services staff lost last year. 1/3
With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for wider...
