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The UAE’s War on the Muslim Brotherhood

2019EconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMuhammad AbdalsattarPaper
May 15, 2019 15:10 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Muhammad Abdalsattar Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-uaes-war-on-the-muslim-brotherhood/ In November 2014, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declared the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) – including its local affiliate- as a terrorist group (El-Gamal, 2014). The relationship between the UAE and MB (or its Emirati branch: al-Islah) dates...

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Secular-Islamist Teamwork: Questions for Rabab El Mahdi

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperRabab El-MahdiThe Century Foundation
May 09, 2019 18:43 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Rabab El-Mahdi Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/secular-islamist-teamwork-questions-rabab-el-mahdi/ Thanassis Cambanis: Your experience in the Egyptian presidential campaign of 2012 seems like it’s still relevant today, because it’s one of the only examples in contemporary politics where leftists and Communists partnered up with a...

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Blacklisting the Muslim Brotherhood: What to Know

2019EgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperZachary Laub
May 09, 2019 17:03 pm
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Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Zachary Laub Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/article/blacklisting-muslim-brotherhood-what-know U.S. President Donald J. Trump is urging the State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), returning to an idea his administration floated in 2017. The renewed interest follows the recent White House...

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What Impact Would U.S. Designation of the Muslim Brotherhood As A Terrorist Organization Have?

2019Alison PargeterCarnegieEgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMarc LynchMichael YoungNervana MahmoudPaperShadi Hamid
May 09, 2019 16:44 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michael Young, Shadi Hamid, Nervana Mahmoud, Alison Pargeter, and Marc Lynch Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79067 A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security. Read more at original link

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Egypt, Iran and the Current Escalation in the Gaza Strip

2019EgyptForeign RelationsFoundation For Defence Of DemocraciesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJacob NagelMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
May 05, 2019 15:36 pm
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Source: Foundation for Defense of Democracies Author(s): Jacob Nagel Original Link: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/05/05/egypt-iran-and-the-current-escalation-in-the-gaza-strip/ The current round of conflict between Israel and militant groups in Gaza did not occur because of a lack of mediation. It occurred in spite of such efforts. The current rocket barrages began last week when the...

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Nine Reasons Why Declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization Would Be a Mistake

2019Andrew MillerCarnegieEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMichele DunnePaper
May 03, 2019 14:55 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne and Andrew Miller Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/05/03/nine-reasons-why-declaring-muslim-brotherhood-terrorist-organization-would-be-mistake-pub-79059 There are legal, diplomatic, pragmatic, and civil rights reasons why such a designation would undermine efforts to keep Americans safe from terrorism. The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) does...

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Egypt’s Invisible Executions

2019CarnegieCivil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJudicial AffairsMaged MandourMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
April 25, 2019 16:14 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78998 On the February 20, Egyptian authorities carried out the executions of nine defendants accused of assassinating Egyptian General Prosecutor Hisham Barakat, prompting international accusations that their trials were unfair and that torture was used to extract confessions. The Egyptian government...

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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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Operations Against Hasm Continue but Security Forces Still Face Challenges

2019EgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsMuhammad MansourPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
April 22, 2019 14:41 pm
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Source: Jamestown Author(s): Muhammad Mansour Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/operations-against-hasm-continue-but-security-forces-still-face-challenges/ Egyptian security forces killed seven alleged Hasm militants in a shootout that left one police officer wounded in Giza province, according to a statement made by the Ministry of Interior on March 7. [1] This latest incident...

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How Al-Azhar’s grand imam survived the constitutional amendments

2019Asmahan SolimanCivil SocietyEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
April 11, 2019 14:12 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/04/11/feature/politics/how-the-grand-imam-of-al-azhar-survived-the-constitutional-amendments/ As part of the raft of controversial amendments to Egypt’s Constitution slated to be put to a public referendum later this month, a proposed article would have featured a less independent Al-Azhar — Egypt’s highest...

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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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After the Islamic State, Renewed Urgency for Religious Reform

2019Civil SocietyDina Al RiffieEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismWashington Institute
April 05, 2019 14:58 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Dina Al Riffie Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/after-the-islamic-state-renewed-urgency-for-religious-reform The recent declaration of the Islamic State (IS) territorial defeat in Syria has refocused the debate on how to achieve an enduring peace based on successful counterextremism initiatives. This raises a...

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