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Fact Sheet – Dropping Like Flies: Sisi’s Purge of Potential Candidates in Egypt’s 2018 Presidential “Election”

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperPomed
April 27, 2018 19:54 pm
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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) Author: N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-dropping-like-flies-sisis-purge-of-potential-candidates-in-egypts-2018-presidential-election/ With the closure of the window to register as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, it is clear that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not face any real challenge to his reelection...

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Egypt: Looming Humanitarian Crisis in Sinai Relief Urgently Needed After 2 Months of Army Restrictions on Food

2018Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptExpertiseHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMinoritiesPaperSinaiYear
April 27, 2018 19:49 pm
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Source: HRW Author: N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/23/egypt-looming-humanitarian-crisis-sinai The Egyptian government campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group in North Sinai has left up to 420,000 residents in four northeastern cities in urgent need of humanitarian aid since February 9, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should provide...

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Egypt: Transformation of Army’s Doctrine toward Israel

2018EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYear
April 27, 2018 19:38 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-transformation-of-armys-doctrine-toward-israel/ A military doctrine could be defined as: the traditions, values, and experiences that govern the behavior and attitudes of the military institution in public life; or as: the identification of enemies and the threats and how to get prepared...

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Coal: the poor’s disaster & the rich’s wealth

2018Ahmed ZikrallahCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaper
April 27, 2018 19:29 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Ahmad Zikarallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/coal-the-poors-disaster-the-richs-wealth/ The use of coal is one of the most important issues that have recently been controversial. Despite the existence of several caveats concerning the use of coal in power generation or in cement factories due to its environmental damage – as carbon...

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Auction: Egypt’s monuments for sale!

2018Culture, Education and DevelopmentCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHussein DuqeilMediaMediaPaper
April 27, 2018 18:53 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/auction-egypts-monuments-for-sale/ Newspapers close to Egypt’s ruling regime have announced that an auction for Egyptian artifacts will be held on April 18, 2018, in New York City, adding that 15 rare pieces of Egyptian antiquities will be sold at this auction! After reading these reports, I...

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Do Egyptians Regret Hosni Mubarak Today?

2018CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMichael YoungPaper
April 27, 2018 18:28 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author: Michael Young Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75912 The short answer has to be a resounding “yes,” but not for the conventional reasons of oppression and human rights violations. Outside the sub-segment of society that cares for the survival of civil society, human rights, and the democratic process, a majority of the population views such notions

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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt

2017Abdelhafez AlsawyEconomyEconomyPaperThe Brookings Institution
April 27, 2018 18:22 pm
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Source: Brookings Institute Author: Javid Salehi-Isfahani Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2017/07/25/inequality-of-opportunity-in-egypt/ It is rare to read an account of the Arab Spring uprisings without a reference to economic injustice. Indeed, it is natural to believe that economic and social injustice fuel, if not cause, all revolutions. For this plausible...

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Marks Milestone, Approaches Completion

Atlantic CouncilCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsJ. Peter PhamPaper
April 27, 2018 18:12 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author: J. Peter Pham Orignal Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-marks-milestone-approaches-completion The April 2 anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011 passed largely unremarked amid the cascade of momentous news coming recently from Ethiopia...

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In Egypt, Voter Turnout Falls Short

Atlantic CouncilCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptElissa MillerMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
April 27, 2018 17:32 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author: Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/in-egypt-voter-turnout-falls-short Evidenced by low voter turnout in the presidential election, Egypt’s optimism after the 2011 revolution that ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak has been replaced by apathy amid the rule of a new strongman, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In Egypt’s...

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Th Presidents Scorecard

Atlantic CouncilCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsMirette F. Mabrouk Paper
April 27, 2018 17:17 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author: Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-president-s-scorecard Egyptians are going to the polls to vote in a presidential election for the third time since the uprisings of 2011. The act of voting for a president who could, ostensibly, be voted out was a novelty. Hosni Mubarak served five six-year terms before...

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Veils of secrecy: evaluating the IFC’s role in enhancing tax and ownership transparency in development projects

2018EconomyEgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsPaper
April 20, 2018 14:51 pm
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Source: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author(s): Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/veils-secrecy-evaluating-ifcs-role-enhancing-tax-and-ownership-transparency-development 1. Introduction The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest development institution in the world that focuses exclusively on private-sector operations...

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On the Impact of Household Asset level and Inequality on Inter-governorate Migration: Evidence from Egypt

2018Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMohamed El Hedi ArouriNguyen Viet CuongPaper
April 18, 2018 15:36 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author (s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri and Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/on-the-impact-of-household-asset-level-and-inequality-on-inter-governorate-migration-evidence-from-egypt/ We investigate whether the level and the inequality of household assets impact inter-governorate migration in Egypt using gravity models and data from the...

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