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Egypt’s Elections Give Sisi Chance to Tighten Grip

2015 Andre Colling Democracy and Politics International Peace Institute Paper

October 16, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/10/egypt-sisi-morsi-elections-muslim-brotherhood/ Two years after the military ousted the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government of President Mohammed Morsi, and nearly three years since the dissolution of the country’s parliament, Egypt is scheduled to hold a new round of...

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Egypt: The New Puritans

2015 Democracy and Politics Egypt Garrett Nada Islamic Movements and Institutions Khalil Al Anani Paper Wilson Centre

October 16, 2015 03:35 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Khalil al Anani, Garrett Nada Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypt-the-new-puritans Egypt’s Salafi Nour Party is the only Islamist party that will compete in the upcoming parliamentary elections on October 18 and 19. The party supported Egypt’s military during their 2013 crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, which has since...

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Taking On Egypt’s Big Bureaucracy

2015 Democracy and Politics Economy Maria Golia Middle East Institute Paper

October 15, 2015 05:55 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Maria Golia Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/taking-egypt%E2%80%99s-big-bureaucracy Since the 1990s, the need for streamlined procedures to facilitate business, trade and investment has grown to crisis proportions in Egypt. But the political will to deliver administrative reform was always lacking, not least because it would involve lay-offs...

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What’s Behind Renewed Egyptian–Saudi Ties

2015 Carnegie Foreign Relations Mohamed El-Shewy Paper

October 15, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mohamed El-Shewy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/61661 Egyptian–Saudi relations are witnessing an apparent renewal. Seemingly unshakeable in the immediate aftermath of the military-backed removal of Mohamed Morsi in 2013, ties between the two countries have been notably tense since the beginning of 2015. But grudging necessity, not trust...

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Why Egypt’s New Parliament Will Be Born Broken

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Nathan J. Brown Paper

October 13, 2015 05:56 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/10/13/why-egypt-s-new-parliament-will-be-born-broken-pub-61608 Over the coming weeks, Egyptians will vote in parliamentary elections in which nobody knows who will win yet everybody knows the result. The regime will then claim (inaccurately) that the “road map” — announced when former...

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Changing Cairo’s Spaces from the Bottom Up

2015 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Maria Golia Middle East Institute Paper

October 07, 2015 05:52 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Maria Golia Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/changing-cairo%E2%80%99s-spaces-bottom In mid-June, just before Ramadan, the pre-dawn calm of downtown Cairo was shattered by the sound of heavy machinery. The municipality had decided to repair the battered sidewalks, a fairly regular occurrence since shoddy concrete tiles are typically used...

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Working Paper- Arab Spring Protests and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution

2015 Economic Research Forum Economy Mathilde Maurel Nelly El-Mallakh Paper Women Affairs

October 01, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nelly El-Mallakh, Mathilde Maurel Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/arab-spring-protests-and-Womens-labor-market-outcomes-evidence-from-the-egyptian-revolution/ Abstract: We analyze the effects of the 2011 Egyptian protests on the relative labor market conditions of women using panel information from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey...

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Working Paper- Empowerment is a Community Affair: Community Level Determinants of Married Women’s Empowerment in Egypt

2015 Economic Research Forum Economy Hanan Nazier Paper Racha Ramadan Ragui Assaad Women Affairs

October 01, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Hanan Nazier, Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/empowerment-is-a-community-affair-community-level-determinants-of-married-Womens-empowerment-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper examines the contextual and community-level determinants of multidimensional women’s empowerment in Egypt, while accounting for the usual...

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Working Paper- Political Instability, Uncertainty, Democracy, and Economic Growth in Egypt

2015 Democracy and Politics Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Hossam Eldin Mohammed Abdelkader Paper

October 01, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hossam Eldin Mohammed Abdelkader Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/political-instability-uncertainty-democracy-and-economic-growth-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper aims to determine if there is a relationship between political instability, uncertainty, and political regime, on the one hand, and economic growth in Egypt, on the other...

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Half-baked, the Other Side of Egypt’s Baladi Bread Subsidy

2015 Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Democracy and Politics Economy Oday Kamal Paper

September 30, 2015 05:55 am

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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Oday Kamal Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/monographs/monographs/half_baked_the_other_side_of_egypt_s_baladi_bread_subsidy Snapshot: The baladi bread subsidy is one of the most contentious subsidy systems in Egypt. It has played a key role in the country’s political economy throughout its...

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Sisi’s Struggle for Egypt

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Economy Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Steven A. Cook

September 29, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/sisis-struggle-egypt I have always wondered why leaders of foreign countries feel the need to publish opinion pieces in American newspapers of record. Who exactly are they trying to influence? The folks at the White House, the State Department, the Pentagon, the Treasury, and the

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Egypt: Pressure Works

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Elliot Abrams Foreign Relations Paper

September 24, 2015 03:47 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypt-pressure-works President Sisi of Egypt just announced pardons of roughly 100 political prisoners. The New York Times story said this… Read more at original link.

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