El-Sayed Raafat
El-Sayed Raafat is an Egyptian physician specializing in clinical epidemiology, consultant doctor in pediatrics, member of the executive board of the World Islamic Health Union (WIHU), and expert in medical relief work.
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2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptOfir WinterPaperSinaiThe Institute For National Security StudiesTomer FadlonYoram Schweitzer
August 10, 2020 14:47 pm
Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter, Tomer Fadlon, Yoram Schweitzer Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/sinai-and-coronavirus/ In early July 2020, Egypt opened its borders in an effort to renew international tourism and stimulate its economy, initially in three governorates, including South Sinai. Egypt is not excluding the entry of...
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Democracy and PoliticsEconomyExpertForeign RelationsThe Institute For National Security StudiesTomer Fadlon
August 10, 2020 14:43 pm
Dr. Tomer Fadlon is a Research Fellow at INSS. His PhD thesis, titled “Bombing Civilians in Symmetric Wars,” was written under the supervision of Prof. Azar Gat and focused on the decision-making process that ultimately leads to the bombing of civilians. He also teaches several courses in the department at TAU, including “The Politics and
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August 10, 2020 14:40 pm
Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Ali Mokdad, Mohammed Hassan Khalil, and Muhamed Almaliky Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/health-politics-and-stability-in-the-middle-east-a-covid-19-update Three regional health experts explain why countries that avoided the worst of the pandemic early on are now reeling from its spread. Read more at original...
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Dr. Muhamed Almaliky, research fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) at Harvard University in Cambridge, USA His research focus is post war democratization in Iraq. He also tracks and analyses social and political developments in the Middles East and the Muslim world. He holds Masters in public policy (MPA) and Masters in
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Dr. Mohammed Hassan Khalil, a retired cardiologist and founder/chairman of the Committee for the Defense of the People’s Right to Health, based in Cairo.
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Ali Mokdad, PhD, is Director of Middle Eastern Initiatives and Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. In this role, he is building IHME’s presence in the Middle East through new research projects, dissemination and uptake of IHME’s methods and results, and consultation with
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Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyExpertForeign RelationsJohn Mukum MbakuSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
August 06, 2020 13:57 pm
Prior to coming to Weber State University, Dr. Mbaku was a tenured professor at Kennesaw State University, where he taught from 1985 to 1991. At Weber State University, Dr. Mbaku was awarded the John S. Hinckley faculty award for excellence in exemplary teaching, outstanding scholarship, and extraordinary service. He has also held the Willard L.
Learn MoreThe controversy over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
2020Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsJohn Mukum MbakuPaperThe Brookings Institution
August 05, 2020 13:57 pm
Source: Brookings Author(s): John Mukum Mbaku Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/08/05/the-controversy-over-the-grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam/ Recently, the tensions among Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile have escalated, particularly after Ethiopia announced that it had started filling the GERD’s...
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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Project on Middle East Democracy Original Link: https://pomed.org/fact-sheet-u-s-military-assistance-to-egypt-separating-fact-from-fiction/ Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its foreign affairs appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes $1.3 billion in foreign military financing to Egypt, the same level of...
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Ahmed Al-MoftiCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyExpertForeign RelationsHuman Rights
July 30, 2020 14:07 pm
Ahmed Al-Mofti is a Sudanese academic, PhD in international law, general manager and founder of the Khartoum International Center for Human Rights, and member of the Sudanese National Commission for the Renaissance Dam.
Learn MoreFact Sheet – What Does an Annual $1.3 Billion in Military Assistance to Egypt Buy American Taxpayers?
Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Project on Middle East Democracy Original Link: https://pomed.org/fact-sheet-what-does-an-annual-1-3-billion-in-military-assistance-to-egypt-buy-american-taxpayers/ Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its foreign affairs appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes $1.3 billion in foreign military financing to...
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