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Money and Morals: Salafi Economics in the Arab World

2019 Carnegie Economy Egypt Francesco Cavatorta Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Valeria Resta

March 08, 2019 19:10 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Francesco Cavatorta, Valeria Resta Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2019/03/06/money-and-morals-salafi-economics-in-arab-world-pub-78509 In the wake of the 2010–2011 Arab uprisings, many Salafis across the Middle East and North Africa moved away from their traditional noninvolvement in political activism and embraced institutional politics through the...

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Worse Than Mubarak

2019 Amy Hawthorne Andrew Miller Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper

February 27, 2019 18:39 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Andrew Miller and Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/27/worse-than-mubarak-pub-78470 Consumed by domestic politics, exhausted by the Middle East, and complacent about the stability of Arab allies, Washington has stopped paying close attention to Egypt. But something alarming is happening in the most populous Arab country and a key...

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Hosni Mubarak Was Overthrown Eight Years Ago. Should Egypt Miss Him?

2019 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Michael Young Paper Sherif Mohy El Deen Tamer Badawi

February 21, 2019 16:42 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michael Young, Sherif Mohy El Deen, Dina al-Khawaga, andTamer Badawi Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78388 Dina al-Khawaga Eight years after Hosni Mubarak’s departure, I am inclined to think that most Egyptians miss the days of the former president’s rule. This does not mean that a majority favors his return as president, nor does it

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Yasmine Farouk

Carnegie Expert Foreign Relations Security and Counter-Terrorism Yasmine Farouk

February 15, 2019 18:54 pm

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Yasmine Farouk studied political science at Cairo University, Sciences Po Paris and was a Fulbright Fellow at Yale University during her postdoctoral studies. Her previous research and publications cover Egyptian and Saudi foreign policies, international relations in the Arab world, and social participation in policy and constitution making. Prior to joining Carnegie, Yasmine was based

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What Sisi Wants from Sudan

2019 Carnegie Egypt Foreign Relations Khaled Mahmoud Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 14, 2019 16:08 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Khaled Mahmoud Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78367 On January 27, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir made a surprise visit to Cairo, where he praised Egypt’s support for “Sudanese stability” against widespread protests that have been ongoing since December 19. These demonstrations against Sudan’s deteriorating economic situation are calling for...

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Generalissimo Sisi

2019 Carnegie Egypt Judicial Affairs Maged Mandour Military Affairs Paper

February 14, 2019 15:46 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mansour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78363 On February 3, Egyptian parliamentarians from Tahya Misr (“Support Egypt”), a coalition supporting President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that comprises one-fifth of parliament, submitted a proposal to amend the Egyptian constitution. Two days later, the General Committee accepted the proposed amendments...

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The Middle East Strategic Alliance Has a Long Way To Go

2019 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Yasmine Farouk

February 08, 2019 18:55 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yasmine Farouk Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/08/middle-east-strategic-alliance-has-long-way-to-go-pub-78317 The Arab world needs a collective security architecture. The U.S. project of a Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) could in theory be a step forward, especially as it links military security to political and economic security. But so...

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Lost Capital: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Neoliberal Transformation

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Wael Gamal

January 31, 2019 18:31 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2019/02/01/lost-capital-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-s-neoliberal-transformation-pub-78271 In an October 2011 interview, Hassan Malek, a leading Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood businessman, emphasized that the Islamist group was friendly to business. Its main problem with the economic policies of former president Hosni...

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Egypt’s Lost Academic Freedom

2019 Amy Austin Holmes Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Sahar Aziz Youth

January 24, 2019 15:41 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Amy Austin Holmes and Sahar Aziz Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78210 In his speech at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on January 10, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted the inherent connection between academic freedom and economic development. He called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to “unleash the creative energy...

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Strangling Civil Society

2019 Carnegie Cassia Bardos Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Michele Dunne Paper

January 10, 2019 15:13 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne and Cassia Bardos Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78098 Egyptian civil society activists are wondering what will come of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s November 2018 promise to amend the country’s controversial law on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Dialogues between Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali and a selection of the...

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Egypt Acquits Foreign NGO Workers. What Does This Mean For U.S.-Egypt Relations?

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Judicial Affairs Michele Dunne Paper

December 20, 2018 19:55 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/12/20/egypt-acquits-foreign-ngo-workers.-what-does-this-mean-for-u.s.-egypt-relations-pub-78018 A source of long-standing tension between Egypt and the United States came to a close with the December 20 acquittal of more than forty Egyptians, Americans, and others convicted in 2013 of carrying out...

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General Mobilization

2018 Carnegie Cassia Bardos Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper Perry Cammack

December 13, 2018 15:39 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Perry Cammack Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/77948 A divided government with ballooning defense budgets pursuing a nationalist agenda. A president responding to growing public distrust by wrapping himself in the military’s popular legitimacy. The militarization of the upper echelons of decisionmaking. This describes Egypt under President ‘Abdel-Fattah...

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