Fact Sheet – Egypt Under Pressure: Examining the Dangers of Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): POMED Original Link: https://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypt-under-pressure-examining-the-dangers-of-proposed-constitutional-amendments/ President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on April 9, 2019, the Egyptian strongman’s second Oval Office visit in two years. Al-Sisi is likely...

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Egyptian Rev. Forces and Iran: Disincentives of Relations

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-rev-forces-and-iran-disincentives-of-relations/ One of the most prominent features of the current regional and global  political system is the rapid increase in the size and significance of non-state entities operating on a global, transboundary basis. This poses a major...

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Egypt-US ties in the spotlight ahead of Sissi’s visit

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-too-little-too-late-algeria Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is scheduled to visit Washington, DC next week, during which time he will meet with President Donald Trump. According to a statement issued by the White House, they will “discuss strengthening the...

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Women and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa: Mapping the Field and Addressing Policy Dilemmas at the Post-2011 Juncture

Source: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs Author(s): Katerina Dalacoura Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/menara_papers/final_report/women_and_gender_in_the_middle_east_and_north_africa_mapping_the_field_and_addressing_policy_dilemmas_at_the_post_2011_juncture This report offers a “map” of the diverse situations of women in the post-2011 MENA...

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Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review – EGYPT

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP and The Law Society of England & Wales Original Link: https://timep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/UPR-Egypt.pdf As part of a commitment to producing knowledge and analysis on the policies implicating the rule of law in the Middle East, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and the Law Society

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Egypt’s Political Exiles: Going Anywhere but Home

Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne and Amr Hamzawy Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/03/29/egypt-s-political-exiles-going-anywhere-but-home-pub-78728 While Egyptians have expatriated to find work abroad for decades, something different has been going on since 2011: thousands have expatriated for political reasons. Some have left based on a general sense that the...

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On Saudi relationship with Egypt’s M. Brotherhood

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amjad Ahmed Gibreel Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/on-saudi-relationship-with-egypts-m-brotherhood/ The relationship between Saudi Arabia and the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt has gone through many stages. However, the outbreak of the Egyptian January 25 Revolution (2011) has introduced new factors on the structure of this...

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Egypt and Israel: From Peace between Leaders and Armies to Peace between Peoples

Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter and Udi Dekel Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypt-israel-peace-leaders-armies-peace-peoples/ March 2019 marks the fortieth anniversary of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. This signed agreement affirmed peace as the strategic choice of both countries, and in turn distanced them from the...

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Post Egypt’s Jan. Revolution: Is the bad language still ’bad’?

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nada ZainAlabidin Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/post-egypts-jan-revolution-is-the-bad-language-still-bad/ – So, you are really trying to work on understanding the idea of using ‘Ahha’ in the community? -Yes, I do -Ahha![1] In 2015, za2ed18 website published a short video on YouTube titled “How do Egyptians insult?[2]”, the...

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Transitional Justice in Egypt: Scopes of Application

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Khairy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/transitional-justice-in-egypt-scopes-of-application/ For about two years, a civil-military conflict has been going on in Egypt. It started with the army ousting the civilian elected president Dr. Mohamed Morsi. The conflict resulted in a death toll over 3500 persons, and around 41,000...

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