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The Muslim Brotherhood Sees Cairo’s Flirtation with Biden as an Opportunity

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHaisam HassaneinIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperWashington Institute
October 27, 2021 14:23 pm
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Source: The Washington Institute Author(s): Haisam Hassanein Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/muslim-brotherhood-sees-cairos-flirtation-biden-opportunity Many Brotherhood members seem eager to exploit recent U.S.-Egyptian gestures on human rights, but there is little likelihood that the Sisi government will reconcile with the fractured, unpopular Islamist...

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Egyptian Women & Labor Force: Challenges and Opportunities

2021Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptNermine El SaadanyPaperWilson CentreWomen Affairs
October 27, 2021 14:12 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Nermine El Saadany Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egyptian-women-labor-force-challenges-and-opportunities “Inclusiveness” is becoming a widely used concept within different domains. A major barrier to the goal of equitable and sustainable development is rampant unemployment among women and vulnerable groups. The female labor force...

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Egypt’s Constitutional Court Half a Century of Transformations

2021Abbas QabbariEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesJudicial AffairsPaper
October 26, 2021 15:01 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abbas Qabbari Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-constitutional-court-half-a-century-of-transformations/ In September 2021, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) marked its golden jubilee (the 50th. anniversary of its inception), as it was established under the 1971 Constitution to succeed the High Court, which had been...

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Sisi’s Brand of Islam

2021CarnegieCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMaged MandourPaper
October 21, 2021 14:21 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/85621 Sisi’s call for religious renewal falls within the regime’s attempt to centralize power in its hands, by creating a top-down version of state sponsored Islam, anchored in conservative social values. Read more at original link

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Women, Work and Covid in Egypt

2021Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHealthPaperRadwa ElsamanWilson CentreWomen Affairs
October 21, 2021 14:05 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Radwa Elsaman Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/women-work-and-covid-egypt The onset of the COVID-19 the pandemic has seen an increase in the burden of unpaid work in the home, which largely falls to women. This includes monitoring the health of elderly family members, childcare, home-schooling, and household chores. For women retaining...

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Maternal education to curb female genital mutilation: evidence from Egypt

2021Ahmed RashadDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEgyptMesbah SharafPaperWomen Affairs
October 19, 2021 13:56 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mesbah Sharaf and Ahmed Rashad Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2021/10/17/maternal-education-curb-female-genital-mutilation-evidence-egypt/ Education is widely considered a protective factor against risky health practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM). This column summarises evidence-based research that evaluates the causal impact...

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Brotherhood: Challenges of Reality & Options of Confrontation

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMamdouh AlmuneirPaper
October 12, 2021 14:26 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mamdouh Almuneir Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/brotherhood-challenges-of-reality-options-of-confrontation/ With the outbreak of Covid-19 in Egypt and amid escalating calls for the release of detainees in Egyptian prisons, the crisis of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) with the current Egyptian regime has re-emerged, given that among...

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Mixed news for Egypt’s economy

2021EconomyEgyptMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
October 12, 2021 14:16 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/weekly-briefing-lebanons-power-grid-shuts-down#mabrouk Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, better known by its acronym, CAPMAS, invariably concentrates on the figures, regardless of their political connotations. The latest figures show that overall inflation in both...

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Burning ambition: Egypt’s return to regional leadership and how Europe should respond

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEuropean Council On Foreign RelationsForeign RelationsHafsa HalawaPaper
October 11, 2021 14:19 pm
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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Hafsa Halawa Original Link: https://ecfr.eu/publication/burning-ambition-egypts-return-to-regional-leadership-and-how-europe-should-respond/ “Egypt is back” is the message Egyptian foreign policy officials wish to send to their counterparts across the globe. Shifting regional dynamics have prompted Egypt to adopt a more active foreign...

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The Transformative Politics and Memory of the Maspero Massacre

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMinoritiesMiray PhilipsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
October 09, 2021 14:08 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Miray Philips Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-transformative-politics-and-memory-of-the-maspero-massacre/ When Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the former head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), died on September 21, 2021, the Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement offering their...

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