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Voting in the dark: Ramming the constitutional amendments through

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperRana Mamdouh
April 24, 2019 15:40 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/04/24/feature/politics/voting-in-the-dark-ramming-the-constitutional-amendments-through/ The National Elections Authority (NEA) announced on Tuesday that the referendum on a set of major constitutional amendments, which allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to remain in office until 2030, passed by 88.8 percent...

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Authoritarian Math

2019CarnegieCassia BardosCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMichele DunnePaper
April 24, 2019 14:22 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne and Cassia Bardos Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78980 Egypt has just passed constitutional amendments in a hastily-arranged referendum that ended on April 22. They are important mostly because they will advance President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s project of one-man rule, extend his current term in office, enshrine military dominance over...

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Creating a Constituency for Secularism: Questions for Lama Abu-Odeh

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsLama Abu-OdehPaperThe Century Foundation
April 23, 2019 18:28 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Lama Abu-Odeh Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/creating-constituency-secularism-questions-lama-abu-odeh/ Thanassis Cambanis: There’s a trend that’s really taken hold in analyses of Middle Eastern politics and culture, exemplified by the writers Talal Asad and the late Saba Mahmood, which holds that the only way to critically investigate...

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Challenges to Stability in Egypt

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHoover InstitutionHuman RightsLisa BlaydesPaper
April 22, 2019 16:23 pm
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Source: Hoover Institute Author(s): Lisa Blaydes Original Link: https://www.hoover.org/research/challenges-stability-egypt The last ten years have seen forms of political disruption within Egypt that were virtually unimaginable a decade ago—from the 2011 protest uprisings; the 2012 election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi to the Egyptian presidency; the 2013 coup...

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Ballot-box politics: What has pushed Egypt’s opposition to vote ‘no’?

2019Barcelona Centre For International AffairsCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHadeer El-MahdawyandHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
April 22, 2019 14:33 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawy Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/04/22/feature/politics/ballot-box-politics-what-has-pushed-egypts-opposition-to-vote-no/ Thirty-three-year-old human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Massry could not make up her mind about what to do in the referendum on the new constitutional amendments. She was torn between boycotting and voting “no.” Then...

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The Retreat from Universalism in the Middle East and the World

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsKarl SharroPaperThe Century Foundation
April 10, 2019 18:15 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Karl Sharro Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/retreat-universalism-middle-east-world/ The Islamic State may be close to defeat, but the wound it opened in the social and political fabric of the Middle East will take a long time to heal. It is not just the shock of the group’s ultraviolent tactics that will linger long

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Why Is Trump Helping Egypt’s Dictator Entrench His Power?

2019CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMichele DunnePaper
April 08, 2019 14:15 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/04/08/why-is-trump-helping-egypt-s-dictator-entrench-his-power-pub-78823 As someone who has watched the Egyptian people struggle against dictators for years, it is hard to fathom the fact that President Donald Trump will welcome Egypt’s brutal military leader, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for a White...

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Egypt’s Constitutional Amendments: A Nail in the Coffin of Political Pluralism

2019Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyYasmin Omar
April 04, 2019 17:00 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Yasmin Omar Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-constitutional-amendments-a-nail-in-the-coffin-of-political-pluralism/ The Egyptian government is currently in the midst of amending its constitution, with grave consequences for the short-lived political pluralism that blossomed in the wake of the 2011...

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Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review – EGYPT

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMediaMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 29, 2019 17:19 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP and The Law Society of England & Wales Original Link: https://timep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/UPR-Egypt.pdf As part of a commitment to producing knowledge and analysis on the policies implicating the rule of law in the Middle East, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and the Law Society

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Youth Empowerment towards Political Change

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesJudicial AffairsMarim AliPaperYouth
March 21, 2019 17:20 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Marim Ali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/youth-empowerment-towards-political-change/ Lots of government policies promised young Egyptians a better future from the time the newly elected president Al-sisi reached authority. While the 2011 revolution came out as a collective action against decades of oppression, corruption and total...

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The US-Egypt Political-Military Relationship: A Critical Assessment

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaper
March 13, 2019 18:12 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-us-egypt-political-military-relationship-a-critical-assessment/ The US-Egypt relationship, once a cornerstone of American security and foreign policy in the Middle East, is in trouble. True, it is hard to tell from the headlines. To President Trump, Egyptian President...

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Not Over Yet: Latest Wave of Middle East Protests A Reminder of 2011’s Unmet Demands

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptLeslie CampbellPaperPomed
March 07, 2019 15:19 pm
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Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Leslie Campbell Original Link: https://pomed.org/not-over-yet-latest-wave-of-middle-east-protests-a-reminder-of-2011s-unmet-demands/ Recent images of hundreds of thousands of citizens marching peacefully through Algerian streets demanding the resignation of their autocratic ruler offer an unmistakable and powerful analog to the...

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