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The Massacre of Minarets in Al-Azhar’s Egypt

2020Amer Abdel MoneimCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
December 02, 2020 15:12 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amer Abdel Moneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-massacre-of-minarets-in-al-azhars-egypt/ Egypt’s mosques are exposed to continued government campaigns to limit their role, disrupt their mission, and reduce their influence in Egyptian society. This hostility to mosques culminated in demolition of scores of them and destruction of...

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Factionalism in the Security Sector: The Dawn of a New Order?

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptItalian Institute for International Political StudiesKevin KöhlerMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
December 01, 2020 16:42 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Kevin Köhler Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/factionalism-security-sector-dawn-new-order-28503 Egypt’s formal political scene is tightly controlled as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi strives to institutionalize military rule. However, the significant role played by different elements of the...

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The Old and the New in Egyptian Civil-Military Relations

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMilitary AffairsPaperRisa Brooks
December 01, 2020 15:32 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Risa Brooks Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/old-and-new-egyptian-civil-military-relations-28502 Under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Egyptian military is tightening its grasp on the economy and strangling civilian politics and society — but this is nothing new. Rather...

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Combatting injustice from abroad: the diaspora’s role in transitional justice in Egypt

2020Ahmed MefrehCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Brookings Institution
November 24, 2020 14:51 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Ahmed Mefreh Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/combatting-injustice-from-abroad-the-diasporas-role-in-transitional-justice-in-egypt/ The Egyptian diaspora community has increasingly become the first line of defense for victims of human rights violations in Egypt. Since a state-led transitional justice process is not possible in the present context...

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Egypt’s Unprecedented Crackdown on EIPR

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
November 20, 2020 15:13 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-unprecedented-crackdown-on-eipr/ Since its founding in 2002, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has served as one of the country’s leading knowledge producers, legal aid providers, and human rights organizations. Through its documentation, research...

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Sweeping victory of Nation’s Future Party Shows Return to Pre-2011 Electoral Politics

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperShohdi MouradThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
November 19, 2020 15:05 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Shohdi Mourad (pseudonym for anonymity) Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/sweeping-victory-of-nations-future-party-shows-return-to-pre-2011-electoral-politics%e2%80%a8%e2%80%a8/ In the working class neighborhood of Shubra, waiting in front of a privately-owned warehouse where workers were distributing black...

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Healthcare in Egypt’s Border Regions: When Money Is Not Enough

2020CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHealthPaperSherif Mohy El Deen
November 11, 2020 14:51 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2020/11/11/healthcare-in-egypt-s-border-regions-when-money-is-not-enough-pub-83206 Pouring money into health infrastructure will have little effect if qualified doctors have few incentives to stay. Read more at original link

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The Sisi Firewall

2020Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsDoha InstituteEgyptMostafa El-Sayed HussinPaper
October 26, 2020 15:01 pm
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Source: Doha Institute Author(s): Mostafa El-Sayed Hussin Original Link: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/The-Sisi-Firewall-Cyber-Suppression-Strategies-and-the-Future-of-Cyberspace-in-Egypt.aspx On 25 January 2011, the Mubarak regime woke up to its worst nightmare: thousands of Egyptians on the streets demonstrating in response to a Facebook invitation. The state was...

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Egypt’s Emerging Ruling Class

2020CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptMilitary AffairsPaperShana Marshall
October 26, 2020 14:16 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Shana Marshall Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/2020/10/26/egypt-s-emerging-ruling-class-pub-83025 The Egyptian military’s capture of state resources under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi depends on a poorly run state and the visible corruption of the former regime, auguring a new ruling class of military officers. Read more at original link

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Protests of the Poor in Egypt: Causes and Implications

2020Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptKhalil Al AnaniPaper
October 21, 2020 14:09 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/protests-of-the-poor-in-egypt-causes-implications/ On September 20th, a series of anti-government demonstrations broke out in a number of Egyptian governorates and villages protesting the social and economic conditions of the country. These demonstrations coincided with the first...

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“Poverty Uprising in Egypt: Causes and Consequences”

2020Civil SocietyDoha InstituteEconomyEgyptPaper
October 14, 2020 15:15 pm
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Source: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies Author(s): Unit for Political Studies Original Link:  https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/Egypt-2020-Protests-Causes-and–mplications.aspx On 20 September 2020, popular protests swept across the villages of Egypt, beginning in Giza and then spreading to the governorates of the south.[1] Despite the near-total...

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Egypt: Strategic Implications of Extended Political Repression

2020Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHesham ShafickHuman RightsPaper
October 11, 2020 15:06 pm
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Source: Doha Institute Author(s): Hesham Shafick Original Link:  https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/Egypt-Strategic-Implications-of-Extended-Political-Repression.aspx [Description] (make sure you only post 100- 200 word excerpt of paper & follow with a “read more at original link”) Read more at original link

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