Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Leslie Campbell Original Link: https://pomed.org/not-over-yet-latest-wave-of-middle-east-protests-a-reminder-of-2011s-unmet-demands/ Recent images of hundreds of thousands of citizens marching peacefully through Algerian streets demanding the resignation of their autocratic ruler offer an unmistakable and powerful analog to the...
Learn MoreSource: Wilson Center Author(s): Dr. Hala Helmy El-Said Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egypts-progress-towards-gender-parity Empowering women and integrating them as active participants in the economy is essential to promoting economic and sustainable growth. Our determination has been resolute, with leadership, equality and empowerment deeply woven within Egypt’s...
Learn MoreSource: Wilson Center Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egyptian-women-the-gap-between-the-haves-and-the-have-nots It’s hard to talk about the status of Egyptian women in any sector without addressing the gap between the haves and the have nots. While some women continue to make headlines, others are stuck in the doldrums of living below the...
Learn MoreSource: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2019/03/phishing-attacks-using-third-party-applications-against-egyptian-civil-society-organizations/ A new Amnesty International investigation has found a wave of digital attacks that likely originated from government-backed bodies starting from early January 2019 and...
Learn MoreOver the year, from January 2018 to February 2019, approximately twenty-five reports related to Egypt’s constitutional changes have been published by twelve think tanks and institutions. The institutions that monitored the constitutional changes in Egypt over the year include: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (4 papers), Egyptian Institute for Studies (4 papers), Middle
Learn MoreLuciano Zaccara is Research Assistant Professor in Gulf Politics at the Qatar University Gulf Studies Center. Dr. Luciano Zaccara joined the Gulf Studies Center on Fall Semester, 2014. He holds a Ph.D. in Arab and Islamic Studies from Autónoma University of Madrid and a BA ın Political Science from the National University of Rosarıo, Argentına. He
Learn MoreShe has MA degrees in English Studies, Arabic Studies and Iranian Studies from the Eötvös Loránd University, and a PhD from the Multidisciplinary Doctoral School of the Univeristy of Economy of Budapest. In 2006 she received a habilitated doctor title from the Corvinus University of Budapest, where in 2007 she received the title of Honorary
Learn More” shape=”square”] Hiba Hassan is a Yemen specialist with over 12 years of experience in analyzing political and security developments.
Learn MoreEckart Woertz is senior research fellow at CIDOB, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, and teaches at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI). Formerly he was scientific advisor to the Kuwait Chair at Sciences Po in Paris, visiting fellow at Princeton University, director of economic studies at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, and
Learn MoreRasmus Alenius Boserup is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen (DIIS). He obtained his PhD in cultural history and Arabic studies from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and from the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on power and politics in North Africa and the Middle
Learn MoreSource: Washington Institute Author(s): Annette Ranko and Mohammad Yaghi Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/organizational-split-and-radicalization-within-egypts-muslim-brotherhood Internal structural changes and ideological rifts have given rise to new strategies for legitimizing violence. On February 20, Egypt executed nine Muslim Brotherhood members...
Learn MoreMohammad Yaghi is a research fellow and program manager at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, specializing in social and Islamic movements and the Gulf states. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/view/yaghi-mohammad
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