Hussein Baoumi is the TIMEP-Atlas Corps Bassem Sabry Democracy Fellow. Mr. Baoumi graduated with honors in political science and history from the American University in Cairo, and volunteered with several human rights groups in Egypt before joining the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) in 2013, where he became Programs Director. In addition to
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hussein Baoumi Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/bricks-in-the-wall-el-nadeem-the-ngo-law-and-egypts-crackdown/ Yesterday, the El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture was closed by Egyptian security forces, following a crackdown on most of that country’s public sphere that Human Rights Watch and others...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amy Austin Holmes, Hussein Baoumi Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62627 On the five-year anniversary of the January 25 revolution, empty streets and the absence of people, protests, or even official commemorations have been commentators’ dominant themes. A regime that allowed, instigated, and exaggerated the size of protests to legitimize...
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