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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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Expert Q&A on Egypt’s Bread Protests

2017 Economy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

March 09, 2017 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/uncategorized/expert-qa-on-egypts-bread-protests/ On Tuesday March 7, protests broke out across Egypt in response to a rumored proposal from Egypt’s supply minister, Ali Meselhi, a Mubarak-era figure that was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle this February. Meselhi’s proposal would have...

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Egypt Campus: The Students Versus the Regime

2017 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Egypt Paper Youth

March 06, 2017 03:47 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/03/06/egypt-campus-students-versus-regime-pub-68207 Following the 2013 military coup, students affiliated with-and sympathetic to-the Muslim Brotherhood demonstrated in public universities to demand the return of the deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Their demonstrations turned universities into a...

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Too Big to Fail: Egypt’s Large Enterprises After the 2011 Uprising

2017 Amr Adly Carnegie Economy Paper

March 02, 2017 05:55 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2017/03/02/too-big-to-fail-egypt-s-large-enterprises-after-2011-uprising-pub-68154 Large private enterprises are vital to Egypt’s economy and stability. After the 2011 uprising, they lost political sway due to their ties to the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak. However, Egypt’s economic crisis pushed...

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