Hossam Bahgat, director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), is “ready to launch all of the engines” of his organization, so that the next two years will witness increased output—more litigation, research and reports—and a message that is more accessible to ...

Practically every weekend during this past school year that I spent at the American University in Cairo (AUC), I sat just outside of my friend Asley’s house in Imbaba, a district of Cairo, for at least a few hours. His family house is situated at the intersection of a major street and the begi...