Recording of a study day, jointly organized by SeSaMO (Società per gli Studi sul Medio Oriente) and SAR Italy and was inspired by the edited collection recently published by Mesogea called “Minnena. L'Egitto, l'Europa e la ricerca dopo l'assassinio di Giulio Regeni” (Minnena. Egypt, Europe and research after the murder of Giulio Regeni).