Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Monitoring and Documentation Unit Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-women-6-years-after-sisis-access-to-power/ Since the military coup of July 3, 2013, violations against women in Egypt have unprecedentedly increased. In the past six years, dozens of women have been killed by police forces during sit-ins and protests, and by army...
Learn MoreSource: Atlantic Council Author(s): Alessia Melcangi and Giuseppe Dentice Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypts-latest-protests-are-an-alarm-bell-for-sisi/ Egypt seems to be getting back to normal after a number of demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that began on September 20. This may be the consequence of the zero-tolerance approach...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Hafez Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/dimensions-of-egypt-stock-exchange-collapse-in-sept/ The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) went through difficult sessions of stock market decline during the final week of September 2019, which was described as the second largest decline in the history of the Egyptian Stock Exchange. Most sessions...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-new-capital-museum-objectives-and-risks/ A museum is a revealing mirror that reflects the civilization and history of peoples and countries. Through museums, generations learn about the stages and periods of their country’s history. A museum is also an educational, cultural and...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Diana Rayes Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/stuck-in-transit-systematic-limitations-on-the-integration-of-syrian-refugees-in-egypt-and-its-impact-on-the-mental-health-and-well-being-of-a-population-in-flux/ According to the most recent report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80060 The Egyptian governorate of Aswan is situated along the Nile River and borders Sudan. Its capital, Aswan city, is the southernmost urban agglomeration in Egypt and has the distinction of having remained stable during the uprising of 2011, when much of the rest of the country was plunged into...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/special-reports/timep-and-law-society-joint-upr-advocacy-fact-sheet/ Ahead of Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and the Law Society of England and Wales issued a UPR...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author(s): Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Original Link: http://cesr.org/sites/default/files/egypt_upr_web.pdf The factsheet is branded as a jointed CESR-EIPR publication Eight years after the 2011 popular uprising in Egypt, the demands for economic and social justice at the heart of the unrest remain unfulfilled. In assessing the human...
Learn MoreSource: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter and Doron Ella Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-protests-in-egypt-a-wake-up-call/?offset=0&posts=undefined&outher=undefined&from_date=undefined&to_date=undefined Over recent weeks, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was confronted was with his gravest public crisis since taking...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/us-egypt-fta A question as to the value of a U.S.-Egypt Free Trade Agreement (FTA) misses the point. The question should not be whether an FTA would be in the interest of both parties since there is abundant evidence that it would. The question is what
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amr Darrag and Mustafa Elnemr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-economy-under-sisi-reality-and-future/ Many observers have been debating on the status of Egyptian economy, in light of the government’s successive decrees, laws, and “national” projects as described by the government. While some argue that these projects have relied...
Learn MoreSource: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/10/egypt-largest-wave-of-mass-arrests-since-president-abdel-fattah-al-sisi-came-to-power/ Over the past 12 days, Egyptian authorities have launched the biggest crackdown under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule rounding up more than 2,300 people – at least 111 of them...
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