What is Egyptian “state security” anyway?
That’s something I asked Amir Salem yesterday in Cairo. He’s an Egyptian human rights lawyer and longtime political activist who has lots of experience with state security. Salem told me secret police started arresting him when he was a teenager for political activities. Here’s a couple of minutes of my interview with him, where he explains what exactly “amn al-Dawla” is for the non-initiated […]
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