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Extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sudarsan Raghavan

September 07, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Sudarsan Raghavan Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/extrajudicial-killings-have-spiked-in-egypt/ Washingtonpost, Since Trump’s Mideast visit, extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt, By Sudarsan Raghavan, 30 August 2017. CAIRO — Two months after Sabry Mohammed Said vanished, his body turned up at the morgue. He had been shot three times...

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What Does the Future Hold for U.S.-Egyptian Relations?

2017 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Michael Young Paper

September 07, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michael Young Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/73010 The presidents of Egypt and the United States are a match made in the hell of activists’ nightmares—thin-skinned, authoritarian populists who gain political traction from a “war on terrorism” that, to their followers, justifies a myriad of abuses. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, a general turned...

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Working Paper- Firm Productivity, Technology and Export Status, What Can We Learn from Egyptian Industries?

2017 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed El Arbi Chaffai Paper Patrick Plane

September 01, 2017 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Arbi Chaffai, Patrick Plane Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/firm-productivity-technology-and-export-status-what-can-we-learn-from-egyptian-industries/ Abstract: We explore to what extent the export status and technological choices are related to firm Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Egyptian industrial firms are investigated...

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Egypt Softens Tone in U.S. Relations

2017 Dalia Rabie Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 30, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Dalia Rabie Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-softens-tone-in-u-s-relations/ Prior to President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s first visit to the White House in April, it was reported that his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, sought to “reboot” the countries’ bilateral relations. It wasn’t long before Egypt’s media...

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FGC REFORMATION: THE EGYPTIAN CULTURAL DILEMMA

2017 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Emily Little Paper Rubin Center

August 30, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: Rubin Center Research In International Affairs Author(s): Emily Little Original Link: http://www.rubincenter.org/2017/09/fgc-reformation-the-egyptian-cultural-dilemma/ Summary: Honor violence is commonplace in parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and female genital circumcision (FGC) is often the first violence experienced by many females there. The consequences of...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Developments in U.S.-Egypt Aid Relationship

2017 Civil Society Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

August 24, 2017 03:33 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-developments-in-u-s-egypt-aid-relationship/ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS UPDATE, September 7, 2017: On September 6, the office of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), vice-chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, issued a summary of the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations, and...

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Back to Cairo after 6 years

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Francesca Borri Paper

August 23, 2017 03:46 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Francesca Borri Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/back-to-cairo-after-6-years/ Back to Cairo after 6 years Whoever stands against general Sisi, here, ends up in jail, or disappears: it is well known. But it’s kinda normal. Today Egypt is somehow off the radar. Research institutes have no recent report on the country. Even the

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From Reform to Revolution: A Schism in the Muslim Brotherhood and the Rise of Homegrown Jihadism in Mainland Egypt

2017 Alexander Velez-Green Centre For Security Studies Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

August 23, 2017 03:35 am

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Source: Centre For Security Studies Author(s): Alexander Velez-Green Original Link: http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/articles/article.html/79e5683c-75a3-4489-9afc-d24add764626/pdf Snapshot: According to Alexander Velez-Green, the Egyptian terrorism landscape is shifting in disturbing ways. For instance, Egypt is confronting the so-called Islamic State’s affiliate Wilayat...

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How likely is a significant split within the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood by 2020?

2017 Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Shadi Hamid The Brookings Institution William Mccants

August 22, 2017 03:35 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid, William McCants Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/08/22/how-likely-is-a-significant-split-within-the-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-by-the-end-of-2020/ We recently put a set of questions to ten expert contributors participating in our Rethinking Political Islam initiative. (See here for the list of scholars.) They are...

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Libya Crisis bet. Paris initiative & Cairo role

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Khaled Fouad Military Affairs Paper

August 09, 2017 17:45 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/libya-crisis-bet-paris-initiative-cairo-role/ Introduction The French initiative is an attempt to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis based on the facts on the ground amid sharp differences between Libyan political leaders on the one hand and armed factions on the other. Also, the...

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Tiran and Sanafir: Developments, Dynamics, and Implications

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

August 09, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/tiran-and-sanafir-developments-dynamics-and-implications/ Summary: On June 24, 2017, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi officially signed into effect the controversial Tiran and Sanafir agreement, giving Saudi Arabia sovereignty over the two Red Sea islands at the mouth of the...

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Working Paper- How Gender Biased Are Female-Headed Household Transfers in Egypt?

2017 Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Lobna Abdellatif Mohamed Ramadan Paper Sarah Elbakry Women Affairs Youth

August 01, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Lobna AbdelLatif, Mohamed Ramadan, Sarah Elbakry Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/how-gender-biased-are-female-headed-household-transfers-in-egypt/ Abstract: In this paper, we claim that the policy of targeting female-headed households’ (FHHs) may generate bias against women in male-headed households (MHHs) who may be more...

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