Laila Soueif

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah (R) embraces his mother Laila Soueif at home after his release in Cairo on September 23, 2025
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Abdel Fattah was released in September after nearly a decade in prison but was prevented from leaving the country.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2025
Laila Soueif on hunger strike in protest at Egypt's imprisonment of her son, Alaa Abdel Fattah
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: Laila Soueif (L), mother of Aala Abdel Fattah, a writer and dual citizen of Britain and Egypt and Sanaa Seif (R), sister of Egyptian-British jailed activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah on January 7, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt
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Laila Soueif on hunger strike in protest at Egypt's imprisonment of her son, Alaa Abdel Fattah
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A photo of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed Egyptian British activist
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