Benjamin Press
November 04, 2021 13:55 pm
” shape=”square”] Benjamin Press is a research assistant in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program.
Learn MoreEgypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: Old Problems and New Divisions
November 03, 2021 14:52 pm
Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/egypts-muslim-brotherhood-old-problems-and-new-divisions/ Since its removal from power in 2013, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt continues to face many problems and challenges. Having always prided itself on being the most cohesive, disciplined, and united Islamist movement, the group...
Learn MoreThe Suez Canal: Perspectives After the Ever Given Accident
2021Angela Stefania BergantinoDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesPaper
October 27, 2021 14:26 pm
Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Angela Stefania Bergantino Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/suez-canal-perspectives-after-ever-given-accident-32127 It is hard to imagine anything more central to the world’s choke points than the Suez Canal. Albeit relatively recent, built only in 1869, its enviable position – where...
Learn MoreThe 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
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...
Learn MoreEgyptian Women & Labor Force: Challenges and Opportunities
October 27, 2021 14:12 pm
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...
Learn MoreNermine El Saadany
October 27, 2021 14:10 pm
Nermine El Saadany joined the Internet Society in August 2018 and now serves as Regional Vice President for the Middle East. Nermine comes to us from the Government of Egypt where she was the Under-secretary for International Relations at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Nermine is a gifted professional with around 25 years
Learn MoreEgypt’s Constitutional Court Half a Century of Transformations
October 26, 2021 15:01 pm
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...
Learn MoreSisi’s Brand of Islam
2021CarnegieCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMaged MandourPaper
October 21, 2021 14:21 pm
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
Learn MoreWomen, Work and Covid in Egypt
October 21, 2021 14:05 pm
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...
Learn MoreHow Egypt and Turkey Trade Amid Tensions
Source: Carnegie Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2021/10/19/how-egypt-and-turkey-trade-amid-tensions-pub-85584 Egypt’s and Turkey’s economic ties have survived the two countries’ political rift because a cutoff in relations would have harmed too many people on both sides. Read more at original link
Learn MoreMaternal education to curb female genital mutilation: evidence from Egypt
October 19, 2021 13:56 pm
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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