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Assessment of Egypt’s Cash Transfer Social Programs

2019 Civil Society Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Mohamed Ahmed Abbas Paper

September 13, 2019 18:59 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Ahmed Abbas Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/assessment-of-egypts-cash-transfer-social-programs/ Egypt launched the so-called “economic reform program” in 2014, including removal of energy subsidies (in addition to flotation of the Egyptian pound and the introduction of a new VAT tax) within the framework of the government’s $12...

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Prevalence of Divorce in Egyptian Society

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Dr. Hala Ahmed Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

September 11, 2019 20:01 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Hala Ahmed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/prevalence-of-divorce-in-egyptian-society/ There is a divorce case in Egypt every four minutes, a shocking figure announced by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Egypt. According to official statistics, Egypt ranks first among world countries in...

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Egypt: Integration into Military Colleges & Change Requirements

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Islamic Movements and Institutions Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper

September 09, 2019 18:27 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-integration-into-military-colleges-change-requirements/ A review of the experiences and examples of Islamist movements that aimed to change the ruling regimes in their countries would reveal that some of them had got clearly defined plans that helped them achieve their goals and...

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A shifting development paradigm for the Middle East and North Africa

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Rabah Arezki

September 05, 2019 17:30 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Rabah Arezki Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/shifting-development-paradigm-middle-east-and-north-africa Economic development paradigms have shifted focus over past decades: from minimizing imports to encouraging exports as the path to prosperity. Individual countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have had little success...

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Egyptian Antiquities & Legalization of Smuggling

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Hussein Duqeil Paper

September 05, 2019 17:20 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-antiquities-legalization-of-smuggling/ The sale of the head of Tutankhamun at an auction in London in July 2019 provoked angry reactions from a wide range of Egyptians, which is good in itself, but reviewing these responses shows that most of them were misplaced; which indicates...

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Vision of the Egyptian Political System for Education

2019 Amgad Hamdi Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper Youth

September 04, 2019 17:55 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/vision-of-the-egyptian-political-system-for-education/ The policies that governed the education process in Egypt after July 1952 have led to deterioration of the education project as a choice for building the renaissance and progress of the Egyptian State. Although education flourished during...

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Austerity measures a major cause of poverty increase, statistics agency advisor says

2019 Beesam Kassab Economy Egypt Madamasr Paper

September 04, 2019 17:50 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Beesan Kassab Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/04/feature/economy/austerity-measures-a-major-cause-of-poverty-increase-statistics-agency-advisor-says/ The results of a biannual government report on household finances published at the end of July show that Egypt’s poverty rate increased 4.7% to 32.5% of the population over 2017 and 2018, up from 27.8%...

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Egypt’s Prisons: History of Negotiations for Freedom

2019 Ahmad Al-Azhari Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper

September 03, 2019 17:35 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmad Al-Azhari Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-prisons-history-of-negotiations-for-freedom/ There are several reports that have recently been circulated about repentance, reconciliation, or negotiations run by some political detainees with the current Egyptian regime, hoping to be pardoned and released from prison to continue...

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Assessment of Egypt’s New Education Reform System

2019 Amgad Hamdi Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper Youth

September 02, 2019 17:31 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/assessment-of-egypts-new-education-reform-system/ No partial experience of reforming the education system will succeed even if depends on in-depth studies since the whole thing does not go unilaterally but remains subject to the general structure that governs development of the educational...

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TIMEP Brief: Detention Conditions in Egypt

2019 Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 29, 2019 17:42 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-detention-conditions-in-egypt/ Summary: In September 2016, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information estimatedthat there were about 106,000 detained persons in Egypt, though ANHRI noted these were modest estimates. Detainees in Egypt have been held in a...

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Behind Deterioration of Egypt’s Education System

2019 Amgad Hamdi Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper Youth

August 29, 2019 17:39 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/behind-deterioration-of-egypts-education-system/ The policies adopted by the Egyptian regime have contributed to the declining performance and outputs of the Egyptian educational system, which led to the low ranking of Egypt on the international indices in this regard. The main causes that...

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Egypt Railways Development: Crises and Obstacles

2019 Amgad Hamdi Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper

August 28, 2019 17:58 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-railways-development-crises-and-obstacles/ The Cairo train station fire on February 27, 2019 raised many questions about the policies of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA), which has not been able to stop train accidents; instead, they always cited human errors and losses resulting from...

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