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Egyptian Women: The Gap Between the Haves and the Have Nots

2019EconomyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMoushira KhattabPaperWilson CentreWomen Affairs
March 06, 2019 18:42 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egyptian-women-the-gap-between-the-haves-and-the-have-nots It’s hard to talk about the status of Egyptian women in any sector without addressing the gap between the haves and the have nots. While some women continue to make headlines, others are stuck in the doldrums of living below the...

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Sinai Province: Egypt’s ISIS Affiliate

2016EgyptPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiUnknownWilson Centre
May 19, 2016 03:37 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/sinai-province-egypts-isis-affiliate The Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt – known as Sinai Province – is one of the most effective ISIS branches, given its small fighting force and the large number of casualties it inflicts. In October 2015, the group claimed responsibility for bombing Russia-bound...

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Students and Democratization in Egypt

2016Abdel-Fattah MadyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperWilson CentreYouth
May 06, 2016 03:47 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Abdel-Fattah Mady Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/students-and-democratization-egypt Students at Egyptian universities have joined the public protest against Egypt’s recent agreement with Saudi Arabia to give up control of the Red Sea islands of Sanafir and Tiran. The students chanted “the people want the downfall of the regime,” a...

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Egypt: A Country Awaits a Revolution

2016Abdel-Fattah MadyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismWilson Centre
January 26, 2016 03:37 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Abdel-Fattah Mady Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/egypt-country-awaits-revolution The Egyptian government’s crushing of the 2011 popular uprising, its downplaying of those events, and, more importantly, its willful disregard for the revolution’s significance will have dire consequences not only for Egypt, but also for the entire region...

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Egypt’s Islamists: Weak Presence in Elections

2015Democracy and PoliticsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperUnknownWilson Centre
December 06, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypts-islamists-weak-presence-elections Islamist parties played a minimal role in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, which began on October 18 and continued in several rounds in November and December. The Salafist Nour Party – the only Islamist party that fielded candidates – fared poorly. It secured...

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Egypt: The New Puritans

2015Democracy and PoliticsEgyptGarrett NadaIslamic Movements and InstitutionsKhalil Al AnaniPaperWilson 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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Egypt: The New Founders

2015Democracy and PoliticsEgyptGarrett NadaIslamic Movements and InstitutionsKhalil Al AnaniPaperWilson Centre
August 27, 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-founders Snapshot: The single most powerful and prolific Islamist movement was born in Egypt, the intellectual center of the Arab world. Formed in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood was started as a social and religious club by a twenty-two-year-old schoolteacher, who...

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Al-Sisi’s Egypt: The Military Moves on the Economy

2015EconomyMarina OttawayMilitary AffairsPaperWilson Centre
August 20, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Marina Ottaway Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/al-sisis-egypt-the-military-moves-the-economy The al-Sisi regime has chosen a model of development based on the implementation of large, ambitious projects under military supervision. The projects, such as the broadening of the Suez Canal and the building of a new capital city, may fail...

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Egypt’s Fight Against FGM: Is There Hope After All?

2015Culture, Education and DevelopmentJudicial AffairsMoushira KhattabPaperWilson CentreWomen Affairs
January 29, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/egypts-fight-against-fgm-there-hope-after-all Overview: On January 26, 2015, an Egyptian court handed a physician a two-year prison sentence with hard labor, a fine, and the closure of his clinic for one year. The ruling is the first of its kind since a law banned female genital mutilation...

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