Why Don’t Egyptians Revolt? The Gaza March and the Manufacture of Futility
Abdelrahman ElGendy argues that fear alone cannot explain Egypt’s silence: repression has cultivated a deeper conviction that resistance cannot change
30 June, 2025
Egyptian writer and journalist from Cairo. His memoir Huna, recounting his imprisonment in Egypt, is due from Hogarth / Penguin Random House in the United States in 2026. His Arabic essays have appeared in Mada Masr, Al Manassa, Raseef22 and Daraj, and his English work in publications including The Washington Post, The Nation and Foreign Policy. He won the 2024 Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press.
Abdelrahman ElGendy argues that fear alone cannot explain Egypt’s silence: repression has cultivated a deeper conviction that resistance cannot change