I am an Egyptian journalist and scholar-activist currently based in Germany. I send weekly dispatches on the Egyptian Security Sector, including updates on foreign policy, the military, security services, and current affairs.
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In a dictatorship, independent journalism by default becomes a form of activism, and the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation.