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Breaking News and Inconsistent Media Standards in Egypt

2015 Basil El-Dabh Egypt Media Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 18, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Basil El-Dabh Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/breaking-news-and-inconsistent-media-standards-in-egypt/ Late Sunday night, following accounts on social media and unconfirmed reports of a tragedy, the Ministry of Interior confirmed that a group of Mexican tourists and their Egyptian guides had been mistakenly targeted by...

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Low-Cost Authoritarianism: The Egyptian Regime and Labor Movement Since 2013 (2015),

2015 Amr Adly Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Fatima Ramadan Paper

September 17, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Fatima Ramadan, Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/09/17/low-cost-authoritarianism-egyptian-regime-and-labor-movement-since-2013-pub-61321 Snapshot: Authoritarianism under military auspices has been reimposed in Egypt since mid-2013. The state has outlawed protests, strikes, and sit-ins in the public sphere and has subjected public spaces...

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The Next Egyptian Parliament

2015 Ahmed Morsy Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper

September 10, 2015 03:46 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Ahmed Morsy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/61253 After several delays, on August 30 Egypt’s High Electoral Commission (HEC) announced the schedule of the electoral procedures and polling dates, slating two rounds of elections for October 17-19 and November 21-23. Since ousting former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, President Abdel Fattah...

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Revolutionary Politics and the Trap of Populist Temptation: Thoughts on the Egyptian Left, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Revolution

2015 Amr Abdulrahman Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 04, 2015 03:35 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Abdulrahman Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/revolutionary-politics-and-the-trap-of-populist-temptation-thoughts-on-the-egyptian-left-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-the-revolution/ The Revolutionary Socialists, a longstanding Marxist political organization in Egypt, recently issued a controversial statement calling on...

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Working Paper- The Nexus Between Internal and External Macroeconomic Imbalances: Evidence from Egypt

2015 Chahir Zaki Economy Egypt Omneia Helmy Paper The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies

September 01, 2015 03:45 am

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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Omneia Helmy, Chahir Zaki Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=593&Type=10 Abstract: This paper examines the nexus between internal and external imbalances of the Egyptian economy by testing both the twin deficit hypothesis and the Feldstein-Horioka paradox. Using quarterly data (between 2002 and 2014) in...

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Untapping Low Female Labor Force Participation In Egypt: Ending The Marriage Mismatch

2015 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Rana Hendy Women Affairs

September 01, 2015 03:36 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/untapping-low-female-labor-force-participation-in-egypt-ending-the-marriage-mismatch/ Abstract: Despite significant increases in female educational attainment, Egyptian women’s labor force participation rate remains one of the lowest in the world. This can be partially explained by the fact that...

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Working Paper- The Economic Determinants of Political Islam: An Empirical Investigation of the Arab Spring in Egypt

2015 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions May Attallah Paper

September 01, 2015 03:35 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): May Attallah Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/the-economic-determinants-of-political-islam-an-empirical-investigation-of-the-arab-spring-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper empirically studies the voting outcomes of the first post-revolution presidential elections in Egypt. In light of the strong success of Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi, I...

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Egypt: The New Founders

2015 Democracy and Politics Egypt Garrett Nada Islamic Movements and Institutions Khalil Al Anani Paper Wilson Centre

August 27, 2015 03:35 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Khalil al Anani, Garrett Nada Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/egypt-the-new-founders Snapshot: The single most powerful and prolific Islamist movement was born in Egypt, the intellectual center of the Arab world. Formed in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood was started as a social and religious club by a twenty-two-year-old schoolteacher, who...

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Is President Sisi a Bulwark Against Terrorism?

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Elliot Abrams Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 19, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/president-sisi-bulwark-against-terrorism There are very few people nowadays ignoring the growing repression in Egypt. Most recently, a new “counter-terrorism” law was imposed this week–but it snuffs out free speech more than terror. Even the State Department denounced the...

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Enduring Repression and Insurgency in Egypt’s Sinai

2015 Chatham House Egypt Omar Ashour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 14, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr Omar Ashour Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/enduring-repression-and-insurgency-egypts-sinai ‘They want to substitute me for the Muslim womans [sic] arrested in Egyptian prisons. These matters have to be achieved before 48 hours from now; if not, the soldiers of Sinai Province will kill me,’ said a man identifying...

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Repression in Egypt from Mubarak to Sisi

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Maged Mandour Paper

August 11, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/60985 Since July 2013, Egyptian authorities have undertaken a campaign of repression against dissidents. Over the past two years, the scope and severity of this campaign has surpassed any that Egypt saw under Hosni Mubarak. Most notably, security forces attacked mostly peaceful Muslim...

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Whatever is the Matter With Egypt? Nothing All That New

2015 Council On Foreign Relations Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper Steven A. Cook

August 10, 2015 03:46 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/whatever-matter-egypt-nothing-all-new My friend Hisham Melham, Al Arabiya’s Washington bureau chief, dean of the Beltway-based Arab press corps, farmer, and intellectual with few peers, wrote a piece that appeared over the weekend called “Whatever is the matter with Egypt?” It is a terrific...

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