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Mohamed Bouaddi is Associate Professor in Economics at the American University in Cairo. He is currently appointed as the director of the Master of Arts program in Economics at the American University in Cairo. Bouaddi’s research focuses primarily on Econometrics, Financial Economics and Statistics. He has published a dozen of papers in refereed journals and
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Nada Shokry is currently a Lecturer in Economics at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Alexandria and a part-time Economist at the Egyptian Centre for Economics Studies (ECES) in Cairo. She got both, her Master’s (2017) and her Bachelor’s degree (2015) in Economics from the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is
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Ahmed Farid Mawlana, an Egyptian researcher and writer, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is also member of the Salafi Front’s Political Bureau, Egypt. https://en.eipss-eg.org/author/ahmed-mawlana-en/
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Hafsa Halawa is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. She is a British-Egyptian political analyst, human rights advocate, and development specialist focused on democratic transition across Arab states. Halawa received her LLB with honors from the University of Exeter and her LLM with honors in corporate
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Khaled Ashour is an Egyptian media man, founder of ‘Moraselon’ network, and former member of the Egyptian Media Production City’s Board of Directors. Mr. Ashour has obtained professional diplomas in ‘international relations’ and ‘media and political promotion’. https://en.eipss-eg.org/author/khaled-ashour/
Learn MoreInterior Ministry to accept law school graduates into Police Academy, phase out high school recruits
Source: Madamasr Author(s): Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/17/feature/politics/interior-ministry-to-accept-law-school-graduates-into-police-academy-phase-out-high-school-recruits/ The Police Academy will begin accepting law school graduates at the beginning of the next academic year, as it moves to phase out high school diploma holders, according to a well informed...
Learn MoreDeath Sentence for 20 Egyptians upheld in latest affront to UN calls to abolish capital punishment
Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Original link: https://cihrs.org/death-sentence-for-20-egyptians-upheld-in-latest-affront-to-un-calls-to-abolish-capital-punishment/?lang=en The undersigned organizations denounce the ruling on September 24, 2018 to uphold the death sentences of 20 defendants in connection with the 2013 attack on the Kerdasa police station. Egypt’s use of the...
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypt-leads-the-pack-in-internet-censorship-across-the-middle-east Internet censorship around the world, including in the Middle East, is not a new phenomenon. Freedom of expression facilitated by the internet can pose a threat to authoritarian leaders around the world who seek to...
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Abdelhafez Alsawy Original link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/whats-behind-egypts-sovereign-fund/ The Egyptian parliament has recently ratified legislation to establish a sovereign fund called the “Egypt Fund”. The fund comes after government promises since 2016. Dr. Ashraf Al-Arabi, Minister of Planning, was the first to announce Egypt’s intention to...
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