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Alone at the Top in Egypt

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper Yezid Sayigh

July 29, 2019 16:34 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79562 Official Egyptian responses to civil conflict and political transitions among countries since early 2019 have shown an instinctive preference to help a military strongman to power in Libya and preserve the overriding say of the armed forces in the governing arrangements of Sudan and Algeria. However, a...

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An Own Goal in Cairo

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Paper Sherif Mohy El Deen Women Affairs

July 16, 2019 17:10 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79507 The early exit of the Egyptian national team from the African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt was considered a double loss by many people in the country. It was a sporting loss, given Egypt’s elimination by South Africa on July 6. But it was also a loss in terms of morals, because

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Arresting Hope in Egypt

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Michele Dunne Paper

July 09, 2019 17:01 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79457 When the Egyptian authorities arrested yet another group of well-known public figures in late June, the detainees were accused of involvement in a Muslim Brotherhood plot to bring down the government. Meanwhile, the Trump administration in the United States continues to give serious consideration to...

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Ennahda and Morsi’s Eulogy

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Youssef Cherif

July 02, 2019 18:10 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Youssef Cherif Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79420 Since its return to Tunisia in 2011, Ennahda has tried to distance itself from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). The trend increased since 2013 as the influence of the Islamist network dwindled, when the MB-backed groups fighting in Syria and Libya mutated into violent extremist movements, and after...

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In Morocco, Islamist and Leftist Sympathy, Official Silence

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Maati Monjib Paper

July 02, 2019 18:01 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maati Monjib Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79421 Moroccan Islamists’ reactions to Morsi’s death varied according to their proximity the regime. Prime Minister and Secretary-General of Morocco’s Islamist party, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Saadeddine Othmani was the most cautious, not volunteering any reaction. When journalists asked...

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Morsi’s Death Throws the Brotherhood into Further Turmoil

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Mohammad Affan Paper

July 02, 2019 17:41 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Mohammad Affan Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79419 The tragic death of the ousted president Mohammed Morsi in a courtroom cage elicited minimal reaction inside Egypt. Apart from small confrontations between angry protestors and police forces in his hometown and social media campaigns mourning his loss, there was little else. Egyptians seem to be...

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Morsi, A New Symbol of Sacrifice in Jordan

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Tareq Al Naimat

July 02, 2019 17:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Tareq Al Naimat Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79422 The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has long been a source of inspiration for its Jordanian counterpart, making the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi an emotional blow to the Jordanian Brotherhood. Read more at original link

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The Yemen Element in the UAE’s Anti-Brotherhood Fight

2019 Carnegie Egypt Eleonora Ardemagni Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

July 02, 2019 16:44 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Eleonora Ardemagni Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79423 In the Gulf States, governments have publicly exploited Mohammed Morsi’s death to support their strategies and bolster their positions on political Islam. Read more at original link

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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Is in the Works. What Does the Region Think?

2019 Carnegie Egypt Federiga Bindi Foreign Relations Intissar Fakir Jake Walles Marwan Muasher Michele Dunne Paper Sarah Yerkes Yasmine Farouk Zaha Hassan

June 24, 2019 17:14 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): ZAHA HASSAN, SARAH YERKES, YASMINE FAROUK, MICHELE DUNNE, MARWAN MUASHER, INTISSAR FAKIR, FEDERIGA BINDI, JAKE WALLES Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/06/24/trump-s-middle-east-peace-plan-is-in-works.-what-does-region-think-pub-79365 Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants to strike a peace deal between Israelis and...

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Jake Walles

Carnegie Expert Foreign Relations Jake Walles Security and Counter-Terrorism

June 24, 2019 17:08 pm

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Jake Walles is a nonresident senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Israeli-Palestinian issues, Tunisia, and counterterrorism. He was a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State for more than 35 years, serving as the U.S. ambassador to Tunisia from 2012 to

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Federiga Bindi

Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Expert Federiga Bindi Foreign Relations Human Rights Women Affairs Youth

June 24, 2019 17:06 pm

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Federiga Bindi is a nonresident scholar in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace working on European politics, EU foreign policy, and transatlantic relations. Bindi is also the Jean Monnet Chair and a professor of political science at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and a senior fellow and director of the

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Intissar Fakir

Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Expert Foreign Relations Intissar Fakir Islamic Movements and Institutions Security and Counter-Terrorism

June 24, 2019 17:03 pm

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Intissar Fakir is a fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political, security, and economic change in Morocco and other North African countries. Her research examines political Islam trends, local governance, social mobilization, and foreign policy. She is also the editor in chief of Sada, Carnegie’s Middle East online journal. Previously, she

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