Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist and socialist activist. He regularly posts updates and analysis via his Twitter, @3arabawy.
The recent protests demanding the fall of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi were Egypt’s largest since the 2013 military coup. Years of repression have devastated the organized opposition and its networks — but a fresh revolt by Egyptian youth has shown that the regime is anything but secure.
Sisi is whipping up homophobia and targeting gay people to distract his base from rising unemployment and inflation.