عمو حسام
@barracks
In a dictatorship, independent journalism, by default, becomes a form of activism, and the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation. My book:
Egyptian Navy submariner loads a torpedo during a military exercise. Akher Saa magazine, 23 August 1961.
Akher Saa Magazine, 3 April 1968, profile hails Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Andrei Grechko as “the peasant marshal who speaks with missiles.”
Interview with the Commander of the Egyptian Air Force, Akher Saa Magazine, 30 October 1968.
Next Thursday, I continue my weekly mini-series on the Egyptian military in colonial Sudan. This week, I examine how claims of mastery over Sudan were among the main pillars of the rise of modern Egyptian nationalism.
Next Thursday, I continue my mini-series on the history of the Egyptian military in colonial Sudan.
This Thursday, I revisit Khaled Fahmy's book, part of my ongoing weekly mini-series on the history of the Egyptian military in colonial Sudan
Egyptian army personnel wounded in al-Faluja siege, Palestine. Published in Akher Saa magazine, February 2, 1949.
An Egyptian NCO wounded in al-Faluja siege, Palestine. Published in Akher Saa magazine, February 2, 1949.
An Egyptian soldier wounded in al-Faluja siege, Palestine. Published in Akher Saa magazine, February 2, 1949.
“Military factories work for peace and prosperity,” an advertisement in the Egyptian magazine Akher Saa, June 14, 1961.
Sami al-Hinnawi, leader of Syria’s 1949 coup, in a caricature by Saroukhan, published in the Egyptian Akher Saa magazine, August 31, 1949.
A new issue of the Egypt Security Sector Report is coming out tomorrow Monday on my Substack. Subscribe to read.
Next Thursday, I'm launching a new weekly mini-series on my Substack about the history of the Egyptian military in colonial Sudan.
Coming up tomorrow, Thursday, on my Substack, another instalment in my history of the Egyptian Air Force series.
Next Thursday, my ongoing history of the Egyptian Air Force series continues with a new installment on the evolution of fighter paint schemes.
A new installment in my ongoing history of the Egyptian Air Force series is dropping Thursday
How did a mid-level Air Force officer suddenly become in charge of the country's agricultural sector, lakes, fisheries, and food imports? Read my report on Monday.
Next Thursday, I'll publish a new installment in my ongoing history of the Egyptian Air Force series on my Substack, discussing an interesting chapter in technology transfer between Egypt and China.