2016 – Page 7 – Middle East Policy Platform

Egypt’s National Council for Women: A Substitute for Civil Society?

2016 Civil Society Erin Fracolli Paper Sara Abdel Rahim The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Women Affairs

July 15, 2016 05:52 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Sara Abdel Rahim, Erin Fracolli Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-national-council-for-Women-a-substitute-for-civil-society/ The Egyptian women’s movement is one of oldest in the Middle East, dating back to 1923 and full of influential and inspirational figures. In addition to civil society organizations that...

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Objective notes on Hesham Geneina’s corruption report

2016 Amr Adly Economy Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

July 12, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/07/12/opinion/economy/objective-notes-on-hesham-geneinas-corruption-report/ A report on corruption by the Central Auditing Authority stirred deep controversy in Egypt and led to the dismissal of its president, Hesham Geneina, and his prosecution in June on the charge of spreading false news. With the...

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Did Hesham Geneina’s study exaggerate Egypt’s corruption?

2016 Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper Wael Gamal

July 05, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/07/05/opinion/u/did-hesham-geneinas-study-exaggerate-egypts-corruption/ Former chief auditor Hesham Geneina is facing trial after a controversial report about the extent of corruption in Egypt. Following the publication of the full Arabic report in Mada Masr, Wael Gamal reflects on the strengths and...

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Working Paper- Informal Competition, Firms’ Productivity and Policy Reforms in Egypt

2016 Boris Najman Economic Research Forum Economy Nesma Ali Paper

July 01, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nesma Ali, Boris Najman Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/informal-competition-firms-productivity-and-policy-reforms-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of the competition stemmed from informal firms on formal firms’ productivity in Egypt. Using the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, we update the two-step methodology of...

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Working Paper- Fiscal Governance in Egypt: Strengthening Budgetary Institutions to Counteract Political Fragmentation

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed Zaky Paper Sarah El Khishin

July 01, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed Zaky, Sarah El khishin Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/fiscal-governance-in-egypt-strengthening-budgetary-institutions-to-counteract-political-fragmentation/ Abstract: The paper contributes to discussions on budgetary institutions and fiscal governance in Egypt. It explores the interrelationships between budgetary institutions...

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Egypt’s Loyal Opposition

2016 Carnegie Chritstopher J. Cox Democracy and Politics Paper

June 29, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Chritstopher J. Cox Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/63961 With the Muslim Brotherhood routed, grassroots activists imprisoned or facing arrest, growing media censorship, and repression of journalists and human rights activists, Egypt’s smaller opposition political parties remain one of the few formally tolerated avenues of opposition...

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What Egypt under Sissi is really like for Coptic Christians

2016 Egypt Minorities Paper Sarah Yerkes The Brookings Institution

June 20, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/06/20/what-egypt-under-sissi-is-really-like-for-coptic-christians/ Last month in Minya, Egypt, a 70-year-old Christian woman was beaten and dragged through the streets naked by a mob because her son was suspected of having an affair with a Muslim woman. Horrors like these have renewed...

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Egypt and Hamas—Cooperation in the Works?

2016 Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Omar Shaban Paper

June 16, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Omar Shaban Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypt-and-hamas-cooperation-works Egypt, which enjoys friendly relations with both the Palestinian Authority and Israel, understands that it must normalize relations with Hamas to be able to act as a mediator between the three parties. The Egyptian government, which has yet to achieve...

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Egypt’s Importance in a Time of Troubles

2016 Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Paul Salem

June 16, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Paul Salem Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypts-importance-time-troubles This article was first published by Real Clear World. Since the ISIS downing of a Russian airliner over Sinai in October 2015, there has been a bustle of activity between Washington and Cairo. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been to the Egyptian capital...

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Tiran & Sanafir: the Legal Status & the Egyptian Rights

2016 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Judicial Affairs Mohammad Mahsoob Paper

June 09, 2016 03:38 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Moahmmad Mahsoob Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/tiran-sanafir-the-legal-status-the-egyptian-rights/ Summary: Tiran & Sanafir: the Legal Status & the Egyptian Rights The study is divided into major topics: as follows: Firstly: Tiran, Sanafir and the Israeli ambitions. Secondly: Refuting the three myths: 1840 convention, 1906...

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Egypt’s Mainland Terrorism Landscape

2016 Allison Mcmanus Jake Greene Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

June 07, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Allison McManus, Jake Greene Original Link: https://timep.org/esw/articles-analysis/egypts-mainland-terrorism-landscape/ On May 8, four men carried out a brutal mass shooting, emptying their magazines into an adjacent car as they drove along the Nile in Helwan, a district in Cairo. Eight policemen were killed during the attack...

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An Egyptian Take on the “New Middle East”

2016 Economy Foreign Relations Ofir Winter Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Institute For National Security Studies

June 07, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/an-egyptian-take-on-the-new-middle-east/ The voices of peace that were sounded recently in Egypt, which emerged from the inner circles of the Egyptian regime and beyond, attest to the fact that new winds are blowing in the Land of the Nile regarding true opportunities...

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