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It’s time to take a hard look at the U.S. relationship with Egypt

2017Foreign RelationsMichele DunnePaperRobert KaganThe Brookings Institution
April 05, 2017 05:54 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Robert Kagan, Michele Dunne Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/04/05/its-time-to-take-a-hard-look-at-the-u-s-relationship-with-egypt/ Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi will be celebrated in Washington on Monday as a major ally in the fight against terrorism and radical Islamic extremism, as well as a supporter of U.S. efforts...

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Egypt’s Resilient and Evolving Social Activism

2017Amr HamzawyCarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsPaper
April 05, 2017 05:52 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/05/egypt-s-resilient-and-evolving-social-activism-pub-68578 Snapshot: With the decline of party politics in Egypt, social activism is becoming increasingly relevant in the fight against the government’s new authoritarian policies and tactics. While Egypt’s ruling generals have developed a...

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Media and War of Rumors during Morsi Tenure

2017EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMediaOsama AlrashidiPaper
April 05, 2017 03:34 am
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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Osama Alrashidi Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/media-and-war-of-rumors-during-morsi-tenure/ Summary This study investigates and analyzes the narratives adopted by the Egyptian media from the date President Mohammed Morsi assumed power by the end of June 2012, until the military coup took place in July 2013. The study also attempts to...

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Egypt is Trump country

2017Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaperShadi HamidThe Brookings Institution
April 04, 2017 03:39 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/04/04/egypt-is-trump-country/ In one of his first acts in office, President Donald Trump phoned his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. The symbolism was telling: Sissi wasn’t just another Arab autocrat but one of the region’s most repressive. The Trump-Sissi mutual...

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Egypt | Circles of Hell from Tahrir to Zagazig: When will the Normalization of Sexual Violence against Women End?

2017Cairo Institute For Human Rights StudiesEgyptHuman RightsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismUnknownWomen Affairs
April 04, 2017 03:36 am
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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=19885&lang=en The mob-sexual assault of a university student in the early hours of Friday 31 March 2017 in the Qawmia area of the city of Zagazig, Sharkia governorate, tragically corroborates the persistence and prevalence of sexual violence against women in the Egyptian public...

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How Sisi Is Destabilising Egypt

2017Amr HamzawyCarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
April 02, 2017 03:40 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/02/how-sisi-is-destabilising-egypt-pub-68518 Since 2013, Egypt’s new authoritarian government has systematically widened its repression of the opposition to targets beyond the Islamist spectrum. Voices of dissent have been targeted, including businessmen whose refusal to provide...

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Egypt’s Secular Political Parties: A Struggle for Identity and Independence

2017Amr HamzawyCarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsMichele DunnePaper
March 31, 2017 05:56 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne, Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/03/31/egypt-s-secular-political-parties-struggle-for-identity-and-independence-pub-68482 Snapshot: Secular political parties in Egypt have always been caught between an overbearing state and a largely Islamist opposition. The brief, chaotic political opening from 2011 to 2013...

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Educated young women employment decisions in Egypt: A qualitative account

2017Barcelona Centre For International AffairsEconomyGhada BarsoumPaperWomen AffairsYouth
March 30, 2017 05:53 am
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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Ghada Barsoum Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/sahwa_papers/scientific_paper/educated_young_Women_s_employment_decisions_in_egypt_a_qualitative_account/(language)/eng-US Overview: Despite decades of increased access to education, women’s conspicuous absence from the labour market in Egypt, and...

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Understanding Egyptian Policy Toward Libya

2017EgyptForeign RelationsMieczysław BoduszyńskiMilitary AffairsMohamed ArafaPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 28, 2017 03:37 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mieczyslaw Boduszynski, Mohamed Arafa Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/understanding-egyptian-policy-toward-libya/ Egypt’s policy toward Libya has been driven by legitimate security concerns, economic ties, a desire for stability in its western neighbor, and the political and ideological goals of Egyptian President...

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Policy Brief- Mubarak Freed, Egypt Shrugs

2017Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptFoundation For Defence Of DemocraciesJudicial AffairsOren KesslerPaperSecurity 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

2017Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismUnknown
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

2017EconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstitutePaperSameena 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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