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Egypt: New Moves to Crush Dissent

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Judicial Affairs Media Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

January 17, 2019 17:56 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/17/egypt-new-moves-crush-dissent Egyptian authorities increasingly relied on counterterrorism and state of emergency laws to crush peaceful dissent during 2018, including by prosecuting journalists and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2019. President Abdel Fattah...

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After CBS Interview: To What Extent Was Sisi Affected?

2019 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Media Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

January 16, 2019 15:16 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Monitoring and Documentation Unit at EIS Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/after-cbs-interview-to-what-extent-was-sisi-affected/ General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s interview with CBS TV network, which was broadcast via the famous “60 Minutes” program on 6 January 2019, has sparked a wide-range debate, especially after the US network had...

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Egypt: Little Truth in Al-Sisi’s ‘60 Minutes’ Responses

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Media Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

January 07, 2019 17:57 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/07/egypt-little-truth-al-sisis-60-minutes-responses President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt made several wrong claims in his appearance on January 6, 2019 on the “60 Minutes” TV show in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Among his statements was that the Egyptian government holds no...

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“First of all, I am an Egyptian citizen, and afterwards a Christian”: The Coptic Church in Egypt between religion and politics, as reflected on social media

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Judicial Affairs Media Michael Barak Minorities Paper The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

January 06, 2019 16:48 pm

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/first-all-i-am-egyptian-citizen-and-afterwards-christian-coptic-church-egypt-between The increasingly close relationship between the Egyptian Coptic Church and the Egyptian regime, since 2013 headed by Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, has long been greeted with mixed...

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Sources: Presidency gives Egyptian media orders not to cover CBS interview with Sisi

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Media Paper

January 06, 2019 15:15 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/01/06/feature/politics/sources-presidency-gives-egyptian-media-explicit-orders-to-refrain-from-covering-cbs-interview-with-sisi/ Two separate media sources within the intelligence-controlled Egyptian Media Group (EMG) say that they have received explicit orders from the presidency’s media office to refrain from...

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Al-Azhar’s Role in Freedom of Belief in Egypt

2018 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Islam Barakat Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Media Minorities Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 07, 2018 16:04 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Islam Barakat Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/al-azhars-role-in-freedom-of-belief-in-egypt/ “Today, there is no freedom, especially the freedom of religion. The Ministry of Religious Endowments will not allow unlicensed preachers to give sermons at mosques. We are the sole competent authority to decide on this...

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Football, Capitalism, and Militarization of the Public Space in Egypt

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Media Nouran Hassan Paper

December 04, 2018 16:54 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/football-capitalism-and-militarization-of-the-public-space-in-egypt/ The recent chants against Turki al-Sheikh by ultra-fan groups of Al Ahly SC has gained wide popular exposure and support, drawing to sight that sporting pride is uneasily tradable for political influence, and highlighting...

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Critics blast amendments to Journalists Syndicate law drafted behind closed doors

2018 Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Media Paper Rana Mamdouh

November 01, 2018 16:38 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/01/feature/politics/critics-blast-draft-amendments-to-journalists-syndicate-law/ Proposed amendments to the law governing Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate have come under fire for bypassing normal procedural channels and being rushed through without input from syndicate members. Critics claim the amendments...

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The stakes behind the story: How Egypt’s media covered the Khashoggi case

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Khaled Dawoud Media Middle East Institute Paper

October 26, 2018 14:26 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Khaled Dawoud Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/stakes-behind-story-how-egypts-media-covered-khashoggi-case For nearly 10 days after news broke of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s “disappearance” after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, state-owned Egyptian newspapers, as well as most private ones, chose to play it safe and avoid...

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Egypt’s New Media Regulations: Legislating State Control Over Information

Egypt Mai El-Sadany Media Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

July 12, 2018 13:39 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author: Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-new-media-regulations-legislating-state-control-over-information/ Nearly one and a half years after Egypt’s parliament voted on legislation to create three new media regulators, the country’s legislative body had been expected to pass a law to more broadly govern the...

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The State of Internet Censorship in Egypt

2018 Civil Society Egypt Hassan Al-Azhary Human Rights Leonid Evdokimov Maria Xynou Media Mohammad El-Taher OONI Paper Sarah Mohsen

July 06, 2018 12:30 pm

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Source: OONI Author(s): Mohammad El-Taher, Hassan Al-Azhary, Sarah Mohsen, Leonid Evdokimov, Maria Xynou Original Link: https://ooni.io/post/egypt-internet-censorship/ Last year, Egypt ordered the blocking of 21 news websites. OONI, a censorship measurement project under the Tor Project, responded by publishing a report on the blocking of (at least) 10 media websites, including Mada Masr and...

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Auction: Egypt’s monuments for sale!

2018 Culture, Education and Development Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Hussein Duqeil Media Media Paper

April 27, 2018 18:53 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/auction-egypts-monuments-for-sale/ Newspapers close to Egypt’s ruling regime have announced that an auction for Egyptian artifacts will be held on April 18, 2018, in New York City, adding that 15 rare pieces of Egyptian antiquities will be sold at this auction! After reading these reports, I...

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