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Policy Brief- Mubarak Freed, Egypt Shrugs

2017 Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Judicial Affairs Oren Kessler Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

March 24, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Author(s): Oren Kessler Original Link: http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/oren-kessler-mubarak-freed-egypt-shrugs/ Hosni Mubarak was freed Friday from a military hospital in the Cairo suburb of Maadi, six years after massive crowds ousted him in the seminal episode of the Arab Spring. The former president’s release, which just a few years ago...

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Egypt: The Struggles of the Sisi Regime

2017 Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

March 24, 2017 03:35 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-the-struggles-of-the-sisi-regime/ Snapshot: More than three years after General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi rose to power in Egypt, the Egyptian regime still faces acute problems. Some of these problems are fundamental and have plagued Egypt for many years, and some have worsened in recent years in...

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India and Egypt: Economic Reconstruction and Stabilization

2017 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Sameena Hameed

March 23, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Sameena Hameed Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/map/india-and-egypt-economic-reconstruction-and-stabilization Though the Egyptian economy during the Mubarak regime registered one of the highest growth rates in decades in the years before the Arab uprising, the fault lines were deep.[1]Over time, rising inequality, endemic corruption and other...

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How the Egyptian Government Endorses Torture

2017 Egypt Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sherif Azer The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 22, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Sherif Azer Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/how-the-egyptian-government-endorses-torture/ Egypt’s problems with torture are well documented. Inhumane practices that cause humiliation, severe psychological damage, and even death have become systematic inside Egyptian police stations, detention centers, and prisons. The...

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Policy Brief- A Temporary Thaw in Egyptian-PA Relations

2017 Egypt Foreign Relations Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Grant Rumley Paper

March 22, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Author(s): Grant Rumley Original Link: http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/grant-rumley-a-temporary-thaw-in-egyptian-pa-relations/ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted his Palestinian Authority counterpart Mahmoud Abbas this week in Cairo for the first official summit between the two leaders in nearly a year. The two-day summit was...

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Explaining Absence: The Failure of Egypt’s Liberals

2017 Democracy and Politics Michael Wahid Hanna Paper The Century Foundation

March 21, 2017 05:56 am

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Michael Wahid Hanna Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/explaining-absence/ Snapshot: Explanations for the absence of liberalism in contemporary Egypt continue to rely on simplistic analyses that present the Arab world as doomed by age-old traditions and rigid texts. With a detailed discussion of Egypt’s dynamic history, this chapter presents...

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The IMF as knee surgeon on a cancerous patient

2017 Amr Adly Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper

March 20, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/03/20/opinion/u/the-imf-as-knee-surgeon-on-a-cancerous-patient/ The International Monetary Fund states that its main mission is to help resolve temporary disruptions to the economic balance of members states, including interventions in the general budget, trade policies and other matters related to financial...

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Legislating Authoritarianism: Egypt’s New Era of Repression

2017 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Judicial Affairs Paper

March 16, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/03/16/legislating-authoritarianism-egypt-s-new-era-of-repression-pub-68285 Snapshot: Egypt’s new authoritarian regime is rapidly closing the public space—cracking down on autonomous civil society and independent political parties, asphyxiating the practice of pluralist politics, and thwarting...

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The Heavy Civilian Toll in Sinai

2017 Carnegie Egypt Maged Mandour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

March 16, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/68296 As the Egyptian military struggles to contain the Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Sinai, Wilayat Sinai, its already forceful response is becoming more heavy-handed. Increased reliance on heavy weaponry and air power is contributing to a rise in civilian causalities and inflaming...

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FDI Isn’t Enough for Egypt

2017 Economy Foreign Relations Osama Diab Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 13, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Osama Diab Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/fdi-isnt-enough-for-egypt/ Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), an event hyped by the Egyptian government and business community in an effort to restore trust in Egypt’s economy and bring in much-needed foreign cash. Since...

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Mubarak’s Acquittal and the State of Transitional Justice in Egypt

2017 Democracy and Politics Judicial Affairs May El-Sadany Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 10, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): May El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/mubaraks-acquittal-and-the-state-of-transitional-justice-in-egypt/ In a final verdict on March 2, Egypt’s Court of Cassation acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of ordering the killing of protesters during the January 25 Revolution in 2011. Mubarak had been added as a...

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Working Women and Policy Assessment – Feminist testimonies from Egypt

2017 Economy Madamasr Mona Ezzat Paper Women Affairs

March 10, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Mona Ezzat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/03/10/feature/society/on-workingWomen-feminist-testimonies-from-egypt/ I decided to focus on issues related to working women, because I believe they show the extent to which a society believes in the principles of social justice, citizenship and the affordance of equal opportunities. It also reflects whether...

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