Shimaa Elyoussef

Shimaa Elyoussef is a Cairo-based journalist who specializes in women’s issues and human interest stories.

Recent Articles
Iyad Nassar, Menna Shalabi, and director Peter Mimi on the set of Sohab Al-Ard in Egypt, February 2026. (Courtesy of United Media Services)
Israel lambasted this Ramadan TV drama. Reception in Gaza has been mixed
‘Sohab Al-Ard’ has brought the genocide in Gaza to millions of living rooms across the Arab world. But does it achieve what it set out to?
By Shimaa Elyoussef March 17, 2026
Freed Palestinian prisoners exiled to Egypt stand in front of the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, December 2025. From left to right: Raed Abdul Jalil, Rami Nour, Kamil Abu Hanish, Ammar Al-Zaben. (Courtesy)
Released into exile, Palestinian prisoners navigate freedom on Israel’s terms
Over 150 men who spent decades behind bars were deported to Egypt in the Gaza ceasefire deal, where they face a reality of ‘permanent alienation.’
By Shimaa Elyoussef February 9, 2026
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  2. ‘NAZA’ is forcing Israelis to reflect. But we Palestinians are not your mirror
  3. A restored history of Jewish anti-Zionism — and the loss it cannot repair
  4. ‘The Gaza Holocaust won't be forgotten’: An Israeli musician screams into the void
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  2. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  3. ‘Survival of the nation’: Israel’s obsession with dead soldiers’ sperm
  4. The myth of Israel's Arab doctors
  5. A restored history of Jewish anti-Zionism — and the loss it cannot repair