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Al-Azhar and the Battle of Ideas against Extremist Islamism

2017 Atlantic Council Egypt H. A. Hellyer Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

September 18, 2017 03:35 am

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): H. A. Hellyer Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/al-azhar-and-the-battle-of-ideas-against-extremist-islamism The subject of extremist Islamism, and refuting it, remains a live one—and it is unlikely that it will change anytime soon. If there is ever a comprehensive and thorough response to extremist Islamism, it will have to take...

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The Egyptian Crisis: Analysis of reality

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mohamed Kamal Paper

September 17, 2017 03:46 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Mohamed Kamal Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-egyptian-crisis-analysis-of-reality/ The Egyptian Crisis: Analysis of reality The Egyptian crisis has gone beyond attracting the attention of social, economic and political researchers to drowning the non-politicized citizen who found himself in the midst of a fierce conflict between right...

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TIMEP Brief: Torture in Egyptian Detention Centers

2017 Egypt Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

September 15, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/timep-brief-torture-in-egyptian-detention-centers/ The use of torture in police and military prisons and detention centers has been thoroughly documented by rights groups in Egypt, despite government claims that the use of torture is rare. Since 2011, the number of cases seems to...

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U.S. Aid to Egypt Should Hinge on Rule of Law

2017 Brad Youngblood Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 13, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Brad Youngblood Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/u-s-aid-to-egypt-should-hinge-on-rule-of-law/ The United States Department of State announced three weeks ago that it would withhold $95.7 million in aid from Egypt and delay a further $195 million because of the country’s lack of respect for human rights. This...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Attacks Against Security Forces Continue in Egypt’s North Sinai

2017 Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

September 11, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/special-briefing-attacks-against-Security-forces-continue-in-egypts-north-sinai/ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Wilayat Sinai, the Islamic State’s affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula, on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on a police convoy on the Qantara-Arish Road in the Taloul...

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Egypt, Russia: Defenders of Friendship

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mahmoud Gamal Paper

September 11, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-russia-defenders-of-friendship/ Introduction Since the military coup in Egypt on July 3, 2013, the Egyptian-Russian relations have witnessed remarkable convergence on the political, military, and economic levels. Militarily, Russia has become a significant source for arming the Egyptian...

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Extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sudarsan Raghavan

September 07, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Sudarsan Raghavan Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/extrajudicial-killings-have-spiked-in-egypt/ Washingtonpost, Since Trump’s Mideast visit, extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt, By Sudarsan Raghavan, 30 August 2017. CAIRO — Two months after Sabry Mohammed Said vanished, his body turned up at the morgue. He had been shot three times...

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What Does the Future Hold for U.S.-Egyptian Relations?

2017 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Michael Young Paper

September 07, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michael Young Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/73010 The presidents of Egypt and the United States are a match made in the hell of activists’ nightmares—thin-skinned, authoritarian populists who gain political traction from a “war on terrorism” that, to their followers, justifies a myriad of abuses. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, a general turned...

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“We Do Unreasonable Things Here” Torture and National Security in al-Sisi’s Egypt

2017 Human Rights Human Rights Watch Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

September 05, 2017 06:27 am

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/09/05/we-do-unreasonable-things-here/torture-and-national-security-al-sisis-egypt Summary Since July 2013, when Egypt’s military overthrew the country’s first freely elected president, torture has returned as the calling card of the security services, and the lack of punishment for its routine practice...

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Al-Sisi, Africa and Egypt’s Foreign Priorities

2017 Badr Shafei Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Paper

September 05, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/al-sisi-africa-and-egypts-foreign-priorities/ Al-Sisi’s recent visit to four African countries, namely, Rwanda, Tanzania, Gabon and Chad, has raised questions not only about its timing and significance, but also about its desired goals, whether declared or undeclared, and to what extent the...

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Egypt’s Ban on Church Trips Sends Dangerous Message

2017 Human Rights Ishak Ibrahim Minorities Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 01, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-ban-on-church-trips-sends-dangerous-message/ Coptic monasteries and moulids, the celebrations of saints that bring hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and visitors to holy sites across Egypt, are usually overflowing during the summer. But this year, they are almost...

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Working Paper- Firm Productivity, Technology and Export Status, What Can We Learn from Egyptian Industries?

2017 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed El Arbi Chaffai Paper Patrick Plane

September 01, 2017 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Arbi Chaffai, Patrick Plane Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/firm-productivity-technology-and-export-status-what-can-we-learn-from-egyptian-industries/ Abstract: We explore to what extent the export status and technological choices are related to firm Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Egyptian industrial firms are investigated...

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