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Atheists in Egypt: Life on the Edge of Civil Death

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
December 29, 2021 15:04 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/atheists-in-egypt-life-on-the-edge-of-civil-death/ Atheists and nonbelievers in Egypt continue to suffer regardless of the positive indications from officials regarding the freedom of religion and faith. Atheists in the country live between security-related...

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Egypt’s Officials Don’t See Unrecognized Religious Minorities

2021Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 02, 2021 14:01 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-officials-dont-see-unrecognized-religious-minorities/ Egyptian institutions do not officially recognize some religious minorities. As a result these minorities do not receive a set of basic constitutional rights, most notably the freedom of religion, belief...

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Religious Institutions under the Pressure of COVID-19: Traditional Policies and Delayed Crisis Management

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthIshak IbrahimIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
September 10, 2020 14:24 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/religious-institutions-under-the-pressure-of-covid-19-traditional-policies-and-delayed-crisis-management/ The coronavirus pandemic has imposed exceptional circumstances and tough challenges on Egyptian religious institutions, which have been tested when it comes to...

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The Controversy of Banning Niqab in Public in Egypt

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
April 28, 2020 14:38 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-controversy-of-banning-niqab-in-public-in-egypt/ Calls for banning the niqab (the full face veil) in public places and state institutions in Egypt have recently re-emerged, gaining momentum after the High Administrative Court rendered a final judgment this past...

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Personal Status of Copts: Crisis Made by State and Church

2020EgyptIshak IbrahimJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 12, 2020 18:43 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/personal-status-of-copts-crisis-made-by-state-and-church/ Recently in a rare ruling, an Egyptian court, in a case brought by a Christian woman demanding the equal distribution of inheritance between herself and her male siblings, ruled that Christians...

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Obstacles to Renewing Religious Discourse in Egypt: Reasons and Results

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
October 31, 2019 18:06 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/obstacles-to-renewing-religious-discourse-in-egypt-reasons-and-results/ In recent years, the Egyptian regime has promoted a new “vision” of Islam, both locally and internationally, to combat terrorism and religious extremism. President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi not only...

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The Reality of Church Construction in Egypt

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 27, 2019 16:39 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-reality-of-church-construction-in-egypt/ Egypt’s 2016 Church Construction Law established what was, on its face, a streamlined process for the construction of churches, and also provided for a committee to formalize churches which had been built illegally. But...

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Closed on security grounds: Sectarian tensions and attacks resulting from the construction and renovation of churches

2017EgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsIshak IbrahimJudicial AffairsMinoritiesMohammed MedhatPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
November 30, 2017 03:34 am
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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim, Mohammed Medhat Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/closed_on_security_grounds_web.pdf Introduction In August 2016, the House of Representatives adopted Law 80/2016 on the construction of churches to fulfill the terms of Article 235 of the 2014 Constitution, which required the House to issue a...

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Egypt’s Ban on Church Trips Sends Dangerous Message

2017Human RightsIshak IbrahimMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
September 01, 2017 05:52 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-ban-on-church-trips-sends-dangerous-message/ Coptic monasteries and moulids, the celebrations of saints that bring hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and visitors to holy sites across Egypt, are usually overflowing during the summer. But this year, they are almost...

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According to Which Customs: The Role of Customary Reconciliation Sessions in Sectarian Incidents and the Responsibility of the State

2015EgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsIshak IbrahimJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
June 30, 2015 03:34 am
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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/imposing_biased_outcomes.pdf The usage of customary reconciliation sessions, as a way of resolving sectarian attacks and conflicts, continues to be the subject of criticism from multiple entities, including official and quasi-official institutions, such as...

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Egypt Responds to the Beheading of Copts by IS in Libya

2015EgyptForeign RelationsIshak IbrahimMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 28, 2015 03:34 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-responds-to-the-beheading-of-copts-by-is-in-libya/ Yesterday, Egyptians marked the culmination of the traditional, forty-day period of mourning for the twenty Egyptians and one Ghanaian beheaded by the Islamic State (IS) branch in Tripoli, Libya. Even as religious...

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