In Egypt, leaving prison does not mean escaping the security state

In Egypt, leaving prison does not mean escaping the security state Submitted by Asim Qureshi on Sun, 09/27/2026 - 15:09 Abdelrahman ElGendy's memoir Huna shows how release from an Egyptian prison brings surveillance, enforced silence and the threat of renewed detention Security forces guard Cairo's Tora prison, one of several in which Abdelrahman ElGendy was held over six years of detention, on 17 June 2019 (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) Off From the very beginning of his detention, Abdelrahman ElGendy, who had just