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Egypt: Jihadist Movements during January Revolution

2019Ahmed MawlanaEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
December 04, 2019 18:59 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Mawlana Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-jihadist-movements-during-january-revolution/ The jihadist stream returned to prominence in the Egyptian scene after its members were released from prison after the January Revolution (2011), who resumed operations following escalation of crackdowns in the wake of the military coup in...

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Egypt: Army Economic Institutions and Road to Full Domination

2019EconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
December 03, 2019 15:18 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-army-economic-institutions-and-road-to-full-domination/ After Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s military coup on July 3, 2013, the leaders of the ruling military institution adopted a new approach to management of the economic file within the Egyptian State, whereby the army has turned from being...

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Towards Greater Gender Diversity in the Workplace in Egypt

2019Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHuman RightsMona SaidPaperRami Galal
November 30, 2019 19:36 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rami Galal and Mona Said Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/towards-greater-gender-diversity-in-the-workplace-in-egypt/ One of the main challenges facing the Egyptian economy is that it is not making the best use of half of the population, as the rate women’s participation in the labor force is among the lowest in the world. Worse yet...

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Trends and Patterns of Women’s Enterpreneurship in Egypt

2019Ali RashedEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperReham RizkWomen Affairs
November 30, 2019 19:32 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Reham Rizk and Ali Rashed Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/trends-and-patterns-of-womens-enterpreneurship-in-egypt/   This paper conducts a detailed analysis of the trends and patterns of women’s role in household non-agricultural enterprises in Egypt. The paper uses the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS)...

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EGYPT: PERMANENT STATE OF EXCEPTION: ABUSES BY THE SUPREME STATE SECURITY PROSECUTION

2019Amnesty InternationalEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
November 27, 2019 18:48 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s):  Amnesty International Original Link:  https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde12/1399/2019/en/ Amnesty International has examined the role of the SSSP and concluded that it is responsible for routinely violating the rights to liberty and a fair trial, ordering the arbitrary detention of thousands, and for complicity in serious violations carried out by...

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Egypt: UPR Submission November 2019

2019EgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
November 26, 2019 18:48 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/11/26/egypt-upr-submission-november-2019 President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a second presidential term in March 2018 elections that were held in a largely unfree and unfair environment. President al-Sisi rose to power on the heels of the June 30 mass protests, when he, as the then-defense...

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Closer Egyptian-Russian Relations Causing a Headache in Washington

2019Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsGregory AftandilianMilitary AffairsPaper
November 26, 2019 18:40 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link:  http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/closer-egyptian-russian-relations-causing-a-headache-in-washington/ Egypt’s intended purchase of advanced Russian fighter jets is raising alarm bells in Washington and has prompted US officials to threaten Cairo with sanctions under legislation passed in 2017. Despite...

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The Suez Canal: A Route for Cultivating the Peace with Egypt

2019EconomyEgyptForeign RelationsOfir WinterPaperThe Institute For National Security Studies
November 25, 2019 19:39 pm
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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-suez-canal-a-route-for-cultivating-the-peace-with-egypt/?offset=0&posts=undefined&outher=undefined&from_date=undefined&to_date=undefined Egypt is currently marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal. The centrality of the Canal...

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Egypt: Dimensions of Privatization of Army Ventures

2019Ahmed ZikrallahEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMilitary AffairsPaper
November 25, 2019 19:28 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-dimensions-of-privatization-of-army-ventures/ Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s call for listing companies affiliated with Egypt’s armed forces on the stock exchange along with other state-run firms and assets in the coming period was not surprising to me. On Thursday, October 31, 2019 during...

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Egypt’s Military Now Controls Much of Its Economy. Is This Wise?

2019CarnegieEconomyEgyptMilitary AffairsPaperYezid Sayigh
November 25, 2019 19:19 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link:  https://carnegie-mec.org/2019/11/25/egypt-s-military-now-controls-much-of-its-economy.-is-this-wise-pub-80281 The military is woven into almost every part of Egypt’s economy. It runs businesses, produces goods, and manages huge infrastructure projects. What are the consequences of involving a country’s armed forces so deeply in its...

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To Protect Religious Freedom in Egypt, Ease Authoritarian Restrictions

2019EgyptFreedom HouseHuman RightsMinoritiesPaperSam Selsky
November 21, 2019 18:51 pm
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Source: Freedom House Author(s): Sam Selsky Original Link:  https://freedomhouse.org/blog/protect-religious-freedom-egypt-ease-authoritarian-restrictions In October 2011, thousands of Coptic Christians staged a sit-in in front of the Maspero television building in Cairo to protest a church demolition in Upper Egypt, which allegedly occurred because the church was constructed without the...

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TIMEP Brief: China’s Role in Egypt’s Economy

2019EconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
November 21, 2019 18:34 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link:  https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-chinas-role-in-egypts-economy/ Since Egypt signed a multi-year 12.5 billion USD loan with the IMF in 2016, its government has dedicated its efforts to implementing wide-ranging economic reforms. These have included measures such as slashing subsidies, reforming...

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