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Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist covering the intersection of sports and politics. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Vox Media, The American Prospect and HBO Real Sports.

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The Artist Who Captured a Bygone Cairo

The Artist Who Captured a Bygone Cairo

Menhat Helmy was a pioneering printmaker and painter, and among the first Egyptian artists to create elaborate etchings that captured the intricacies and minutiae of life in Cairo during unprecedented socioeconomic changes that transformed the country under former president Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Karim Zidan
Chechnya’s Fight Club Joins Putin’s War

Chechnya’s Fight Club Joins Putin’s War

Chechnya’s pro-Putin leader Ramzan Kadyrov is weaponizing combat sports to remake Chechen society – and build himself loyal soldiers.

Karim Zidan