Noha Khaled
Noha Khaled is an Egyptian writer and researcher. Her work focuses on modernization and state transformation in the Middle East, with a focus on Turkey and Iran.
Learn MoreMapping European Leverage in the MENA Region: Egypt
2019Adel Abdel GhafarDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEuropean Council On Foreign RelationsForeign RelationsPaper
December 17, 2019 19:58 pm
Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/specials/mapping_eu_leverage_mena/egypt Since the removal of Hosni Mubarak as Egypt’s president in 2011, Europe’s objectives and influence in the country have undergone a series of fluctuations. Under Mubarak, Egypt had a fairly straightforward relationship with Europe. This...
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December 16, 2019 19:19 pm
Dr. Ali Rashed is currently a lead statistician at Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) HQ in Jeddah. He played the role of Statistics Manager at Economic Research Forum (ERF) until Sept. 2019, and Lecturer at Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport and AUC. He received his PhD in Statistics from Cairo University 2017, School
Learn MoreʿAbd al-Fattah al-Sisi’s “Rehabilitation of Anwar al-Sadat”
2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign RelationsMira TzoreffPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
December 15, 2019 19:08 pm
Source: The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies Author(s): Mira Tzoreff Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/abd-al-fattah-al-sisis-rehabilitation-anwar-al-sadat In his 1882 lecture titled “What is a nation?,” the French philosopher Ernest Renan claimed that “the essence of a nation is that all of its members have a great deal in common and also that that they have...
Learn MoreEgypt Parliament Watch Session IV Report: October 2018 – July 2019
December 13, 2019 19:05 pm
Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/epw/egypt-parliament-watch-session-iv-report-october-2018-july-2019/ When Egypt’s current legislature gathered under the dome of the parliament building on January 10, 2016, the country completed the final step in its “democratic road map.” But simply convening as a parliament...
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Angie Omar is a writer, documentary maker, and producer. She began writing and producing after receiving her master’s degree in communications, production, and film from the American University in Washington D.C. She is now a journalist at France 24 in the Washington bureau and an entrepreneur in media production. Follow Angie Omar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/angieomar10
Learn MoreRamy Kamel, Mada Masr, and Seeing Coptic Issues as Civil Liberties in Egypt
2019Amy FallasCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMediaMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
December 12, 2019 19:42 pm
Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Amy Fallas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/ramy-kamel-mada-masr-and-seeing-coptic-issues-as-civil-liberties-in-egypt/ On November 23 security forces arrested Ramy Kamel, a Coptic activist and founder of the Maspero Youth Union (MYU), from his home in Cairo, preventing him from accessing legal representation...
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December 12, 2019 19:36 pm
” shape=”square”] Personal Statement: I am a historian of the Modern Middle East and late Ottoman Empire from the late nineteenth into the twentieth centuries. I received my MA from Yale University in 2018 with a thesis exploring the domain of religious diplomacy between foreign missionaries in Egypt and their co-religionists. My current research examines
Learn MoreEgypt, Sudan Impasse under GERD Declaration of Principles
December 12, 2019 19:17 pm
Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Adel Rafik Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-sudan-impasse-under-gerd-declaration-of-principles/ This report, published on the official page of Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Mofti, a Sudanese academic and legal water expert who was member of the International Commission overseeing GERD, consists of two main parts, as follows: –...
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He is an Egyptian translator and journalist. He studied English literature at Cairo University, where he got his B.A. in 1986. He has started his career since 1987, and recently, he has worked as Editor-in-Chief of the Middle East Observer. https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-sudan-impasse-under-gerd-declaration-of-principles/
Learn MoreThe Road to Egypt’s 6th of October
December 11, 2019 18:42 pm
Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Angie Omar Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/the-road-to-egypts-6th-of-october Egypt, with all its variety, novelty, and antiquity, also happens to have a sophisticated Uber service. On a quick Uber trip from Cairo’s Abdeen neighborhood to the 6th of October city in Giza governorate, I had the chance to ride with a...
Learn MoreWhat Will It Take to Repair Middle Eastern Economies?
Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Bilal Wahab Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/what-will-it-take-to-repair-middle-eastern-economies The Middle East is among the world’s richest regions in natural resources, but despite the Persian Gulf ’s ostentatious oil wealth, as a whole, the region teeters on the economic precipice. East Asia, South Asia, and...
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