2016 – Page 8 – Middle East Policy Platform

State’s Islam and Forbidden Diversity: Shia and The crisis of Religious freedoms in Egypt 2011-2016

2016 Amr Ezzat Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Human Rights Islam Barakat Minorities Paper

June 01, 2016 05:52 am

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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Amr Ezzat, Islam Barakat Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/states_islam_and_forbidden_diversity.pdf Introduction This report documents and analyzes the state of religious freedom for Shia Egyptian citizens and violations of their human rights from January 25, 2011 to May 2016. The report takes 2011 as...

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Working Paper- Do Pensions Reduce the Incentive to Work? Evidence From Egypt

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed El Hedi Arouri Nguyen Viet Cuong Paper

June 01, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/do-pensions-reduce-the-incentive-to-work-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: In this study, we investigate the impact of the receipt of contributory and social pensions on labor supply in Egypt using fixed-effects regressions and panel data from the Egypt Labor Market...

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Working Paper- Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt

2016 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed El Hedi Arouri Nguyen Viet Cuong Paper Women Affairs

June 01, 2016 03:36 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-microcredit-reduce-gender-gap-in-employment-an-application-of-decomposition-analysis-to-egypt/ Abstract: In this paper, we examine the impact of microcredit on labor supply of men and women and subsequently investigate whether microcredit can reduce employment...

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Reducing Air Pollution in Cairo: Raise User Costs and Invest In Public Transit

2016 Alban Thomas Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper

May 30, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Alban Thomas Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/reducing-air-pollution-in-cairo-raise-user-costs-and-invest-in-public-transit/ Abstract: Vehicle exhaust fumes are a major cause of air pollution in developing world megacities, such as Cairo. Egyptian authorities have taken measures to reduce emission rates for existing vehicles and change...

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Egypt: Satire Suppressed: The Arrest of Street Children as Seen on SNS

2016 Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Media Michael Barak Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

May 30, 2016 03:34 am

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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/egypt-satire-suppressed-arrest-street-children-seen-sns On May 10, an Egyptian court sentenced four members of the satirical street theater troupe, “Street Children” (Atfal Soara), to 15 days in prison. The young men were accused of using social...

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The Struggle in Egypt’s Press Syndicate

2016 Civil Society Egypt Media Mohamad Adam Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

May 26, 2016 04:13 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamad Adam Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-struggle-in-egypts-press-syndicate/ Weeks of tension between Egypt’s journalists and the state have left the Egyptian Syndicate of Journalists divided, while the Egyptian Interior Ministry came out unscathed. This marks another success in the state’s longstanding strategy...

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In Wake of EgyptAir Crash, What Can We Expect?

2016 Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Century Foundation Unknown

May 25, 2016 03:40 am

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/wake-egyptair-crash-can-expect/ Last Thursday, EgyptAir Flight 804 unexpectedly disappeared from the skies over the Mediterranean en route from Paris to Cairo, presumably leaving sixty-six dead… Read more at original link.

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Questioning Egypt’s Golden Era

2016 Amr Kotb Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

May 23, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/questioning-egypts-golden-era/ Mohamed Hassanein Heikal’s death in February marked another loss in the ever-shrinking cast of artists, actors, writers, singers, and journalists who awaken a feeling of nostalgia for many Egyptians. The 1950s and 60s in Egypt made up a period...

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Sinai Province: Egypt’s ISIS Affiliate

2016 Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai Unknown Wilson Centre

May 19, 2016 03:37 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/sinai-province-egypts-isis-affiliate The Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt – known as Sinai Province – is one of the most effective ISIS branches, given its small fighting force and the large number of casualties it inflicts. In October 2015, the group claimed responsibility for bombing Russia-bound...

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Who Enforces Egypt’s Laws?

2016 Adel Ramadan Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

May 16, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Adel Ramadan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/who-enforces-egypts-laws/ On May 1, Egyptian Ministry of Interior (MOI) personnel stormed the headquarters of the country’s Syndicate of Journalists and arrested two reporters in an unprecedented move. A sense of anger prevailed among journalists as the union’s general...

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Transitional Justice in Egypt: A Challenge and an Opportunity

2016 Catherine Turner Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

May 14, 2016 03:47 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Catherine Turner Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/transitional-justice-in-egypt-a-challenge-and-an-opportunity/ In 2011, Egypt was rocked by the events that unfolded in Tahrir Square. The world watched as protesters gathered to demand that Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt since 1981, should go. The protests continued...

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The Panama Papers: What’s new on Egypt, and why should you care?

2016 Economy Foreign Relations Hossam Bahgat Madamasr Paper

May 11, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/05/11/feature/economy/the-panama-papers-whats-new-on-egypt-and-why-should-you-care/ On Tuesday evening, the International Consortium for Investigative Journalism CK (ICIJ) released a new database of people and companies who own shares in businesses registered in tax havens and who were exposed in the...

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