Heba Yosry
Heba Yosry teaches psychology and philosophy in Cairo. She is a writer who strides between scholarly writing and opinion pieces. She holds post-graduate degrees in Arabic Literature and philosophy from the American University in Cairo. In addition to her teaching duties; her research areas include Islamic philosophy, Sufism, modernity, gender, metaphysics and language. Follow her at @HebaYosry17
The progressive war on sex
New norms around “consent” are aimed at destroying the miracle of intimacy
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
Will Starmer suppress dissent?
The riots should not be an excuse for a broader assault on civil liberties
British broadcasting capitulation
Editorial standards have been thrown out, and anti-white discrimination embraced at the BBC
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
No lessons learned from lockdown
Despite all the nuance and retrospective moderation, the Covid inquiry leaves us no closer confronting the failures of technocracy
World Government or Peoples’ Governments?
As the nation state system falters, we are faced with a choice between centre and periphery
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
On the Cusk of austerity
A cerebral critic pleaser, a dramatic crowd pleaser, and a perennial favourite