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POMED’S Amy Hawthorne Testifies on Egypt before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

2020Amy HawthorneDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsPaperPomed
September 10, 2020 14:35 pm
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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://pomed.org/pomeds-amy-hawthorne-testifies-on-egypt-before-the-house-committee-on-foreign-affairs/ On September 9, POMED’s Deputy Director for Research Amy Hawthorne testified in Congress before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs’s Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa...

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Religious Institutions under the Pressure of COVID-19: Traditional Policies and Delayed Crisis Management

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthIshak IbrahimIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
September 10, 2020 14:24 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/religious-institutions-under-the-pressure-of-covid-19-traditional-policies-and-delayed-crisis-management/ The coronavirus pandemic has imposed exceptional circumstances and tough challenges on Egyptian religious institutions, which have been tested when it comes to...

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The needed reset for the US-Egypt relationship

2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
September 10, 2020 14:13 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/09/10/the-needed-reset-for-the-us-egypt-relationship Yesterday afternoon, I testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa about Egyptian politics and the U.S.-Egypt relationship. My full testimony is available here; below are some...

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Egypt: Trends in Politics, Economics, and Human Rights

2020CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHuman RightsMichele DunnePaper
September 09, 2020 14:33 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/09/09/egypt-trends-in-politics-economics-and-human-rights-pub-82677 Congress should lead the reorientation of assistance policies towards Egypt as well as urge administration engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to promote more constructive outcomes. Read more at original...

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Election 2020: Challenges and Opportunities for US Policy in the Middle East

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
September 08, 2020 14:17 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/sites/default/files/2020-09/Egypt.pdf The Middle East is going through one of the most unstable periods in its recent history. This instability goes well beyond the current triple crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, the related economic contraction, and the collapse of energy prices. Each...

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Demolition of Egypt’s Heritage: Reality and Dangers

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHussein DuqeilPaper
September 08, 2020 14:04 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/demolition-of-egypts-heritage-reality-and-dangers/ In recent years, successive Egyptian governments have demolished many heritage sites, under the pretext of development, which infuriated citizens as well as specialists who condemned this unacceptable behavior. However, the Egyptian...

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Egypt’s Counterterrorism Strategy in Sinai: Challenges and Failures

2020Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsKhalil Al AnaniMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
August 31, 2020 14:20 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-counterterrorism-strategy-in-sinai-challenges-and-failures/ Egypt has been fighting terrorism and an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula for the past decade and a half with no sign of a decisive victory. Although the Egyptian military has conducted several military...

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Systematic Policies: Eviction and Displacement of Egyptians!

2020Amer Abdel MoneimCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaper
August 27, 2020 14:17 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amer Abdel Moneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/systematic-policies-eviction-and-displacement-of-egyptians/ Cairo and other Egyptian governorates are currently witnessing an unprecedented razing campaign and displacement of residents, as the government uses its brutal power to pursue citizens and prompt them to choose between payment...

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Egypt Church & Jan. Revolution Attitudes & Transformations

2020Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMamdouh AlmuneirMinoritiesPaper
August 26, 2020 13:51 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mamdouh Almuneir Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-church-jan-revolution-attitudes-transformations/ The advent of the Egyptian January Revolution in 2011 marked a new era for the Church and Copts in Egypt. Pope Shenouda III remained loyal to former President Hosni Mubarak and his regime until the latter was deposed by the...

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A Red Line for the Blue Homeland? The Maritime Border Demarcation Agreement between Greece and Egypt

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGallia LindenstraussOfir WinterPaperThe Institute For National Security Studies
August 25, 2020 13:44 pm
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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Gallia Lindenstrauss and Ofir Winter Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypt-greece-agreement/ The maritime border demarcation agreement between Greece and Egypt signed on August 6, 2020 represents a direct counter-response to the maritime border demarcation agreement between Turkey and the Government of National...

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New Egyptian Legislation Aims to Reduce Al-Azhar’s Authority

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperSarah FeuerWashington Institute
August 24, 2020 15:24 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Sarah Feuer Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/new-egyptian-legislation-aims-to-reduce-al-azhars-authority The latest twist in the long battle for control over Egypt’s religious realm could have profound implications for the state’s ability to regulate—and thus reform—Islamic discourse. Read more at original link

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Gridlock as GERD talks continue

2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
August 24, 2020 14:20 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/monday-briefing-constitutional-committee-talks-highlight-syrias-spiraling-covid-crisis This week sees the latest of an apparently interminable set of meetings between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). This round is part of an initiative sponsored by the...

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