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
Struggles of a veteran matador
Familiarity can make the heart grow cooler, but greatness can still prevail
Mad dogs and English football
Our memories of hooliganism deserve more nuance
Are the grown ups really back in charge?
Centrist commentators are wallowing in limp clichés instead of asking serious questions about policy
Only Joe Biden can save America
He needs to keep reminding the American public that unless they vote for him they are evil and racist
J.K. Rowling does it again
Why does one woman’s opinion cause so much outrage?
Manifestos, multiculturalism and the British millet system
Competing communitarian manifestos provide a dark glimpse into Britain’s future
Ireland’s surrogacy scandal
The Irish inferiority complex grasps at any first — no matter how low
The British Holocaust cover-up that wasn’t
A fanciful and convoluted conspiracy theory has blighted the reputation of the Channel Islands
Making art of the Holocaust
As dramatic opera, The Passenger inhabits a grey zone of guard–prisoner relations