Squash leads the conversation on Egypt in the international press, with the New York Times Magazine giving tons of play to US national Amanda Sobhy quest to become the first American to become the world’s top-ranked women’s squash player. Despite a couple of set-your-teeth-on-edge moments, the story is a must-read for anybody with an even passing interest in racquet sports.

Human rights coverage is still part of the landscape amid news that Alaa Abdel Fattah is on day 33 of a hunger strike (Washington Post).

Also making headlines:

• Media of the Masses, a new book by Dartmouth historian Andrew Simon, takes a deep dive into cassette culture in Egypt. Check it out on Amazon or get his rundown in this thread on Twitter.
• The East African has taken note of Egypt’s Indomie noodle recall.
• Egypt has a walk-on role in this obituary of Régine, who built a USD 500 mn global network of clubs back in the 1970s that spanned from New York to Paris and Cairo. (New York Times)
• Mosalsalat got headline treatment in the New York Times, through the lens of El Ekhteyar.
• Ancient ‘smellscapes’ are wafting out of artifacts and old texts. (ScienceNews)