Today marks 4 years since the passing of Sarah Hegazi, an intersectional Egyptian queer feminist and rights defender who took her life in exile following imprisonment and years of repression.
Our thoughts are with her loved ones and all who have been forced to leave their homes.
TIMEP is honored to announce two new named fellowships that will commemorate the legacy of two remarkable advocates who passed away in diaspora and exile in recent years: the Sarah Hegazi and Mohamed Aboelgheit Nonresident Fellowships.
#TIMEPatTen
Today marks three years since the passing of Sarah Hegazi, an intersectional Egyptian queer feminist and human rights defender who took her life in exile following relentless repression.
Sarah was a powerful advocate for human rights, freedom, and dignity across MENA.
TIMEP is proud to announce that journalist and rights defender
@Solafasallam
will join us as the 9th Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellow. Solafa's work will focus on women in Egypt's prisons, centering their lived experiences to shape policy.
We're thrilled to welcome her on board!🎉
Congrats to Bassem Sabry Fellow
@solafasallam
who was honored tonight @ the Jamal Khashoggi Remembrance Dinner with a
@DAWNmenaorg
Integrity Award! A well-deserved recognition for an advocate tirelessly working to shed light on the situation of women political prisoners in Egypt.
We are pleased to welcome Bassem Sabry Fellow
@solafasallam
to DC! Since her fellowship began in October, Solafa has been doing critical work on women political prisoners in Egypt. We look forward to supporting her as she engages with govt & nonprofit stakeholders here in the US.
NEW: Why are Cairo's historic cemeteries being destroyed, and what is their cultural and historical significance in
#Egypt
?
@Ibrahim3ezz
's in-depth analysis on the cemeteries' fate, Cairo 2050, urbanism, and the way forward is now available in English:
.
@WafaMustafa9
joins TIMEP to work on victim-centric justice for Syrians at a critical time. She is an activist, a journalist, and a committed advocate for
#Syria
’s disappeared.
Learn more about Wafa here: + get to know all of TIMEP's new fellows below⬇️
Today, TIMEP joins Egyptian queer and feminist activist
#SarahHegazi
's loved ones in remembering and mourning her on the second anniversary of her passing.
Sarah's life, story, and voice will not soon be forgotten. May she rest in peace.
🚨NEW: Neo-pharaonism, an extreme form of racial nationalism in
#Egypt
, has been increasingly adopted and encouraged by the regime. What is the history of this ideology, and how has the state escalated its promotion of anti-black and anti-minority policy?
📢 As Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohammed el-Baqer awaits a December 20 verdict on baseless criminal charges, a global coalition of 134 lawyers & law students and 32 organizations conducting legal work stand in solidarity with him.
Full statement here:
Today marks 6 years since the passing of Egyptian political writer and commentator
@Bassem_Sabry
, whose commitment to democratic values we honor and strive to uphold and whose incisive work during and following the 2011 Revolution shaped the discourse in a lasting way.
In solidarity with unjustly imprisoned British-Egyptian activist
@Alaa
, today, a group of current & former TIMEP fellows wrote and signed a statement calling for his immediate & unconditional release as
#COP27
takes place.
#FreeAlaa
#SaveAlaa
#FreeThemAll
🚨 NEW EVENT: Join TIMEP for a virtual panel next week on Thurs, 7/27 @ 11 ET on
#Sudan
’s ongoing conflict, the role of the int’l community, and the state of RCs ft. panelists
@ReemWrites
,
@MoOsman88
,
@HamidMurtada
, Muzna Alhaj, & moderator
@Magdi_Amin
.
Today, TIMEP is launching a campaign to fundraise for the Sarah Hegazi Nonresident Fellowship.
Join us to honor the legacy of the Egyptian intersectional queer feminist. Your gift will help guarantee that the fellowship can continue for years to come:
Today marks 11 years since the Maspero Massacre. We solemnly mark this dark anniversary.
Following an Aswan church demolition, demonstrators peacefully took to the streets on October 9, 2011. They were met with indiscriminate state violence and incitement.
We at TIMEP are disturbed to see Egyptian authorities detain 19 individuals from a stand outside of
@unwomenarabic
in solidarity with the women of Gaza and Sudan, incl
@EIPR
's Lobna Darwish, lawyer Mahienour el-Masry, and journalist Rasha Azab. Feminist solidarity is not a crime.
NEW:
#Israel
's attacks in southern
#Lebanon
are destroying farmlands, threatening the country's future economic & environmental stability.
@Michelle3id
writes on the pervasive long-term harms of white phosphorus on agriculture, biodiversity, & the economy:
NEW:
#Egypt
is considering a new Criminal Procedure Code that, if passed, threatens to destroy the country's entire criminal justice system. So what's in the law, and why does this matter? Our Executive Director
@maitelsadany
writes for
@lawfare
:
Today marks nine years since the passing of Egyptian political writer, commentator, activist, and beloved friend
@Bassem_Sabry
, a crucial voice around
#Egypt
’s 2011 revolution and in its aftermath who was committed to progressive, inclusive values that continue to inspire us.
اتهمت قوات الأمن السودانية محمد آدم المعروف باسم "توباك،" والبالغ من العمر ١٧ عاما، بقتل ضابط شرطة. في ظل تلك الاتهام الباطل تم اختطاف توباك وتعذيبه وحرمانه من الرعاية الطبية. يوضح
@matnashed
كيف أصبحت قضية توباك رمز لإخفاقات في #السودان
📍Washington, DC: We’ve kicked off our ten year anniversary gala! We are grateful to be joined by so many close friends and partners of the institute tonight. Livetweet the evening or keep up with tonight’s programming with
#TIMEPatTen
— exciting updates to come soon.
NEW: "The Sudanese people already saw that this setup had failed, but int'l actors remained in denial."
@maitelsadany
speaks with Sudan-based
@MuzanAlneel
to contextualize the
#Sudancoup
and how to support those resisting on ground.
Full
@ConvSix
:
📢 NEW EVENT: Join us Wed, March 9 for a panel on the aftermath of the
#Sudancoup
and ongoing resistance efforts with TIMEP's
@MuzanAlneel
,
@minlayla77
, Dr. Bakry Elmedni,
@Sarajalilo
, and moderated by Isma'il Kushkush.
📝 Learn more and register here:
.
@ReemWrites
joins TIMEP to work on land, conflict, and resources in
#Sudan
this year amid the
#Sudancrisis
.
She has been working in the field of communications and advocacy for 🇸🇩 CSOs and int'l organizations for 10+ years. Learn more about Reem here:
NEW: "The outbreak of cholera in Syria draws attention to the degradation of living conditions across the country."
@Salma_daoudi1
investigates the effects of Assad's weaponization of core public goods, including access to safe 🚰 post-
#SyriaEarthquake
TIMEP, in collaboration with the Mohamed Aboelgheit Endowment, is privileged to recognize
@ReemWrites
as the first-ever Mohamed Aboelgheit Fellow and a member of the 2023-2024 NRF cohort. Reem’s work will center on land, conflict, and resources in
#Sudan
.
📢 One decade after founding TIMEP, and after over three years as Executive Director,
@RamyYaacoub
will step down on February 28, 2023. It is with immense gratitude for his work and dedication that we share this news and a farewell letter in his own words:
NEW: Ten years later, the Maspero Massacre "has left an indelible mark on Copts, shaping their activism and identity in significant ways, both in Egypt and abroad, over the past ten years," writes
@Mirayhp
:
NEW: "Sudanese women have not wavered in standing firmly against the coup."
Sudanese feminist Malaz Emad spoke with TIMEP on the challenges and issues facing women in
#Sudan
and the way forward amid the country’s critical transition.
🚨NEW: Authorities in
#Egypt
abuse travel bans to crack down on dissent, imposing “life-shattering” circumstances on those who oppose the regime with little to no legal recourse available, TIMEP and
@thefreedomi
find in a critical new joint report:
Speaking on
#Jordan
,
@HILDAAJELAT1
is the deputy chair and CEO of
@jotransparency
. She is a member of multi-regional & international civic community organizations in her capacity as JTC CEO. She has launched several anti-corruption initiatives, including “Transparency Knights."
TIMEP is honored to announce that
@NoraNoralla
joins the 2023-2024 Nonresident Fellowship cohort as the institute's first-ever Sarah Hegazi Fellow. Nora, an Egyptian researcher based in Berlin, will focus on issues of gender and sexuality in MENA.
NEW: How has activism in the Coptic diaspora community evolved amid political change in Egypt?
@michaelakladios
&
@Mirayhp
unpack the history of Coptic diaspora advocacy:
Nonresident fellow
@WafaMustafa9
spoke at the Brussels VII Conference this week about the immediate need for freedom and justice for detainees held by the Assad regime in
#Syria
, including her father Ali Mustafa, who was forcibly disappeared by the regime in 2013.
“These individuals are presenting alternate visions for the Middle East and North Africa, grounded in an understanding of what’s going on, and offering solutions that are dynamic, that are complex – and there are tens of hundreds just like them.”–
@maitelsadany
#HFX2021
@HFXforum
🇹🇳 NEW: Is
#Tunisia
's UGTT working on its "Salvation Initiative" as a genuine pro-democracy actor hoping to save the country, or to save themselves?
Nonresident fellow
@Bess_aymen
analyzes what we know of the initiative so far + what potential it holds:
📢 NEW: "A total of 15 people were killed – all as a result of kill shots,"
@BSonblast
describes to
@RamyYaacoub
in an update on steadfast resistance in
#Sudan
in the weeks following the
#Sudancoup
amidst violence & internet blackouts.
Full
@ConvSix
here:
The arrest of Shady Zalat violates Egypt's constitutional and international obligations and stands as a serious escalation in an already grave restriction of Egypt's press. Shady is an editor
@MadaMasr
, one of the country's only independent news outlets.
⭐️ Please join us in extending a very warm welcome to TIMEP's new Editorial Manager,
@michatobia
!
Micha brings a wealth of experience as co-founder of
@MashallahNews
and through her work at
@TPI_lebanon
&
@LCPSLebanon
.
Learn more about her below:
NEW: TIMEP is proud to partner with
@KAS_rspno
to release the first issue of Rule of Law Developments in the Middle East and North Africa, a quarterly newsletter that will highlight the region's top rule of law headlines through feature pieces written by expert contributors.
NEW: As millions of Egyptians struggle to make ends meet, guards and administrative officials in prisons regularly exploit detainees and their families for money.
@RyanDWalsh
examines the black market in 🇪🇬's prisons & the commoditization of repression.
نتذكر اليوم سارة حجازي، الناشطة النسوية الكويرية التي أنهت حياتها في المنفى قبل 4 سنوات. ناضلت سارة ضد التمييز بتجلياته وتقاطعاته المتعددة؛ قمعتها السلطة لسنوات، واعتقلتها عقابًا على قناعاتها.
سارة: ستبقين دائمًا سببًا لإلهامنا وإلهام كل من يسعى لنعيش في عالم أكثر عدلاً ورحمة.
Today on the anniversary of his passing, we remember Egyptian writer, commentator, activist, and friend
@Bassem_Sabry
, a crucial voice of the 2011 Revolution and its aftermath.
His powerful writing and dedication to freedom, democracy, and human rights continue to inspire us.
NEW: Sudan's resistance committees have led mobilization on the streets, explains Nonresident Fellow
@MuzanAlneel
, who highlights how "the voices of the people of Sudan are amplified and reflected" by them.
📢🎉 Please join us in giving a very warm welcome to TIMEP's two new Legal Associates,
@NadineKheshen
and
@HenishHalem
!
Stay tuned for exciting work in the Legal Unit and get to know more about them and their expertise here:
NEW: As 🇸🇩's political process moves forward, why are resistance committees not involved? What will their absence mean for a final agreement?
@HamidMurtada
examines the two-phase political process and potential paths to lasting democracy in
#Sudan
:
We are also delighted to welcome
@maitelsadany
as TIMEP's incoming Executive Director and longtime fellow
@Tekaldas
as TIMEP's new Deputy Director.
Please join us in congratulating them and ushering in this exciting new chapter! 🎉
🇸🇩 NEW: How did Sudan's war between two generals begin? In a Q&A,
@HamidMurtada
breaks down what the world should understand about the situation on the ground, the role of regional & int'l actors, and the problem of prioritizing security over democracy:
📢 As
#COP27
kicks off in
#Egypt
, the Canadian gvt must speak up for
@Alaa
's release. Read the full letter by TIMEP & a diverse coalition of partners (
@POMED
,
@afteegypt
, & more) urging
#Canada
to use all possible leverage to secure his freedom:
#FreeAlaa
TIMEP is excited to welcome former Nonresident Fellow
@tekaldas
as a Policy Fellow. In his new role, Tim will leverage his Egypt expertise to inform and influence the policy discourse. To read more about Tim, visit our website:
We at TIMEP join a global community of 510 civil society organizations & over 170,000 individuals in 60 countries calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza & Israel.
The world must unite & demand an end to the cycle of violence against innocent civilians
Today marks 10 years since the Maspero Massacre. As a result of indiscriminate state violence & incitement, 28 Egyptians were killed and hundreds injured during a peaceful protest demonstrating against an Aswan church demolition. We solemnly mark this harrowing anniversary.
NEW: Since the
#Sudancoup
,
#Sudan
's resistance committees have worked to produce detailed political charters - a complex and time-consuming endeavor.
Nonresident fellow
@HamidMurtada
analyzes the inclusive processes of creating these critical charters:
A very special congratulations to our very own Executive Director
@maitelsadany
, who was just featured in the 2024
@Washingtonian
500 Most Influential People in Policy List!
NEW:
@KholoodKhair
analyzes the false dilemma 🇸🇩's two generals & their political tracks present as they both continue to undermine
#Sudan
's democratic transition, the role of regional + Western actors, what to know about 🇸🇩's framework agreement, & more.
يعرب معهد التحرير عن تضامنه مع منظمات المجتمع المدني المصرية التي تقدمت بمبادرة #اول_سبع_خطوات, التي تسعى لتحقيق انفراجة بأوضاع الحقوق والحريات في مصر. تمكين المجتمع المدني عامل اساسي للازدهار السياسي والاقتصادي.
🇸🇩 NEW: Political charters issued by
#Sudan
's resistance committees have played a major role in shaping political discourse post-
#Sudancoup
.
TIMEP's
@MuzanAlneel
carefully unpacks their political & economic visions, priorities, trends, and fault lines:
We join the Egyptian human rights community in mourning the passing of human rights lawyer Mohamed Hafez and we honor his many contributions in his short life.
Heartbroken to learn of the passing of Egyptian human rights lawyer
@MMohamed_Hafez
. In his short life, he defended many unjustly detained persons & worked tirelessly to shed light on issues like enforced disappearance.
I wish he had lived to see the free Egypt he worked for.💔
NEW: 13 years on from Syria's revolution, nonres. fellow
@WafaMustafa9
reflects on the Assad regime's cruelty & tactics to stay in power.
"What I am certain of is that no occupation, dictatorship, or injustice has endured indefinitely throughout history."
📢 Today, March 1, TIMEP officially welcomes
@tekaldas
as its Deputy Director. We are thrilled to work with Timothy in a new capacity after his many years as a Policy Fellow with TIMEP. Please join us in congratulating him and giving him a warm welcome!
NEW: As sea levels rise in the Mediterranean,
#Tunisia
's Islands of Kerkennah are increasingly at risk.
@adelazouni
writes on how local communities are organizing and adapting in the face of
#climatechange
's impact:
Today marks 10 years since the passing of Egyptian political writer Bassem Sabry. Bassem’s voice as a journalist, blogger, and activist who powerfully advocated for inclusive, progressive values during Egypt's 2011 revolution is sorely missed, particularly now more than ever.
NEW: TIMEP and the Law Society of England & Wales (
@LSHumanRights
) have submitted a joint report ahead of Egypt's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on the consolidation of authoritarian rule through legislation and the crackdown on members of the legal profession and civil society.
🚨
@Citizenlab
has released its full report on the hacking of Ahmad Tantawi's phone in the lead-up to presidential elections in Egypt. It is alarming to see a candidate targeted with spyware to this extent. Important investigative work here as the election quickly approaches:
NEW
@citizenlab
report: Egyptian 🇪🇬 Presidential candidate hacked with
#Predator
spyware
Working w/
@Google
TAG, we discovered three
#Apple
zero days (hence emergency patches last night)
Details 👇
NEW: The arrest of three
@EIPR
staff members represents an unprecedented escalation against one of the country's leading civil society organizations, whose work informs policymakers and domestic and international stakeholders
TIMEP is excited to host the premiere DC and NYC screenings of Egyptian film "EXT. Night" ("Leil Khargi") followed by a discussion with director
@ahmada2
and actor
@jrMalek
, moderated by TIMEP’s Executive Director
@NancyGEO
We welcome news that
@EIPR
researcher Patrick Zaki and rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer have been granted presidential pardons! We're incredibly grateful to the global community long advocating for their release. We urge their immediate physical release without hiccup or hurdle.
أكد المحامي، خالد علي، صدور قرار رئاسي بالعفو عن كل من الباحث باتريك جورج زكي، والمحامي محمد الباقر.
وقال علي لـ«مدى مصر»: «هذه خطوة إيجابية جدًا، تحاول أن تعالج احتقان أمس الناتج عن صدور حكم محكمة أمن الدولة طوارئ بحبس زكي»، مضيفًا: «نتطلع لخطوات سريعة في اتجاه الإفراج عن علاء
🇹🇳NEW:
#Tunisia
's Gabès region, known for its exceptional landscapes, remarkable biodiversity, and rich fishing areas, suffers from heavy industrial pollution, putting its people and nature at risk,
@adelazouni
writes for TIMEP's
#COPComestoMENA
project.
📢 Today, February 28, 2023, TIMEP officially welcomes
@maitelsadany
as its new Executive Director. Please join us in giving her a warm welcome in her new capacity at TIMEP!
You can learn more about Mai's expertise and background here:
TIMEP is recruiting its 2023-2024 Nonresident Fellow cohort!
We're seeking advocates, journalists & researchers doing unique work on the MENA region to join our team & work on solutions-oriented, policy-relevant programming and analysis.
Apply by Feb 28:
🇪🇬As Pres. Sisi officially announces his bid for a 3rd term in office, we revisit
@tekaldas
's analysis of Sisi's first 10 years in power.
"The past decade of repressive, extractive, and disorganized governance has imposed an enormous toll on Egyptians."
Today, TIMEP solemnly marks the 10 year anniversary of the dispersal of the Raba'a Square sit-in by Egyptian security forces. Over 800 lives were taken that day. We offer our deepest condolences and join a global community in calling that those responsible be held to account.
🚨TOMORROW AT 10AM EST: As Egyptian activist
@alaa
turns 40 behind bars, join TIMEP &
@accessnow
for a virtual reading in both English and Arabic of his new book "You Have Not Yet Been Defeated" in celebration of his vision.
#FreeAlaa
Livestream here:
TIMEP is pleased to launch “Ten Years On: Organizing in the MENA Region,” a new project that will provide a platform for those who have organized, are organizing, and will organize in the region.
Four years after the loss of an outspoken ally of movements for freedom across MENA, TIMEP remains committed to honoring her memory by supporting and investing in MENA advocates in exile and their critical work through our named Sarah Hegazi fellowship:
📢TIMEP & 24+ partners stand w/
@ThePublicSource
and
@megaphone_news
as they face targeting. We call on Lebanese authorities to halt the improper investigation and prosecution of independent media outlets & journalists for their reporting.
Full statement:
NEW: Together with the
@ClooneyFDN
’s TrialWatch Initiative, TIMEP is proud to announce the release of a joint report titled "Pretrial Detention in Egypt: Through the Eyes of Defense Lawyers."
Today marks the conclusion of TIMEP's 2021-2022 Nonresident Fellowship cohort. We are incredibly proud to have hosted this group of advocates who brought diverse expertise on critical issues affecting the region and provided timely & forward-thinking insights over the past year.
🎉This week, Bassem Sabry Fellow
@solafasallam
will be honored at the Jamal Khashoggi Remembrance Dinner with a
@DAWNmenaorg
Integrity Award. We at TIMEP are privileged to work with Solafa and congratulate her on this recognition of her remarkable work.
🌍As
#COP27
comes to Egypt, we have a unique opportunity to spotlight the region's pressing climate issues and to ask what it means for climate policy to be accountable and just.
TIMEP presents: "COP Comes to MENA: Examining Climate Change in the Region"
TIMEP is gravely concerned by the referral of
@hossambahgat
, director of
@EIPR
, to trial. As Egypt's crackdown on civil society escalates, he faces multiple charges for his exercise of free expression and is set to appear in court on September 7.