The MERIP Podcast The MERIP Podcast Episode 32: The MERIP Roundtable, On Mada Masr Today’s podcast is a special edition of the MERIP Roundtable featuring Lina Attalah, editor in chief of Mada Masr, the leading independent media organization in Egypt. James Ryan and Hesham Sallam spoke with her about Egypt’s current crackdown on independent journalism, and Mada Masr in particular. Following the James Ryan, Hesham Sallam, Lina Attalah • 1 min read
MER Article "A Beast That Took a Break and Came Back" Aida Seif al-Dawla is a psychiatrist whose fight for citizens’ rights and dignity in Egypt has taken many forms since her days as a student activist in the 1970s. In 1993, she founded the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture, of which she remains executive director Lina Attalah • 10 min read
