From Egypt to Libya, a generation has been traumatised, but still, they swim against the tide of repression.
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Ahmed Gatnash is a founder of Kawaakibi Foundation, an NGO working on human rights, freedom, and political reform in the MENA region. He hosts the Ara... b Tyrant Manual Podcast, on how authoritarians behave and why, and is co-authored of the upcoming book The Middle East Crisis Factory (Hurst, 2021).
From Egypt to Libya, a generation has been traumatised, but still, they swim against the tide of repression.