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Egypt: Army Intensifies Sinai Home Demolitions

2018Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
May 25, 2018 17:06 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/22/egypt-army-intensifies-sinai-home-demolitions (Beirut) – The Egyptian army has vastly expanded widespread destruction of homes, commercial buildings, and farms in the North Sinai governorate since February 9, 2018, as part of its military campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group there...

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Islamic State After Syria: A Dangerous New Stronghold in the Sinai

EgyptHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperScott N. RomaniukSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And AnalysisTobias J. Burgers
May 25, 2018 16:57 pm
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Source: The James Town Foundation For Global Research And Analysis Author(s): Tobias J. Burgers, Scott N. Romaniuk Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/islamic-state-after-syria-a-dangerous-new-stronghold-in-the-sinai/ Having once held domain over some eight million people and controlled territory reaching nearly to Baghdad, Islamic State (IS) has undergone a monumental decline. Where...

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The Battle for Sinai: The Inside Story of Egypt’s Political Violence

2018Al Jazeera Centre For StudiesCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptGiuseppe DenticeHuman RightsJudicial Affairs
May 14, 2018 20:13 pm
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Source: Al-Jazeera Centre for Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice Original Link: http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/reports/2018/04/battle-sinai-story-egypts-political-violence-180401105807265.html In the wake of the killing of more 300 Muslim worshippers by allegedly Jihadist militants during al-Rawdah massacre in November 2017, President Sisi launched a new military campaign, “Comprehensive...

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Situation of Egypt’s Workers on Labor Day Occasion

2018Abdelhafez AlsawyCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaper
May 09, 2018 14:18 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/situation-of-egypts-workers-on-labor-day-occasion/ Situation of Egypt’s Workers on Labor Day Occasion In light of the political tyranny that Egypt has experienced since the military coup of July 3, 2013, it is difficult to talk about a role for the labor movement, either in defending...

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Crushing Humanity: The Abuse of Solitary Confinement in Egypt’s Prison

2018Amnesty InternationalDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMilitary AffairsPaper
May 07, 2018 20:17 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1282572018ENGLISH.PDF With torture rife and prison conditions falling far short of the international minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, there is a human rights crisis in Egypt’s prisons. Prisoners are subjected to overcrowding, a lack of sufficient nutritious food, bedding...

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Egypt: Looming Humanitarian Crisis in Sinai Relief Urgently Needed After 2 Months of Army Restrictions on Food

2018Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptExpertiseHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMinoritiesPaperSinaiYear
April 27, 2018 19:49 pm
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Source: HRW Author: N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/23/egypt-looming-humanitarian-crisis-sinai The Egyptian government campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group in North Sinai has left up to 420,000 residents in four northeastern cities in urgent need of humanitarian aid since February 9, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should provide...

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Coal: the poor’s disaster & the rich’s wealth

2018Ahmed ZikrallahCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaper
April 27, 2018 19:29 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Ahmad Zikarallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/coal-the-poors-disaster-the-richs-wealth/ The use of coal is one of the most important issues that have recently been controversial. Despite the existence of several caveats concerning the use of coal in power generation or in cement factories due to its environmental damage – as carbon...

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Todd Ruffner

Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsExpertHuman RightsTodd Ruffner
January 30, 2018 00:04 am
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Todd Ruffner is POMED’s Advocacy Officer. He serves as the Editor of the POMED Wire blog, the Weekly Wire digest, and POMED’s country digests on Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, and Iran; he also leads POMED’s collaboration on the Security Assistance Monitor project. He has studied the Middle East since 2005, and lived and studied Arabic in

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Amy Hawthorne

Amy HawthorneCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyExpertForeign RelationsHuman RightsMilitary AffairsSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
January 30, 2018 00:04 am
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Amy Hawthorne is POMED’s Deputy Director for Research. She is a Middle East expert with extensive policy, analytical, and practical experience on Arab political reform and democracy promotion. Prior to joining POMED in October 2015, Amy served as Resident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, where she focused

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Mohamed El Dahshan

ExpertHuman RightsMinoritiesMohamed El Dahshan
January 30, 2018 00:04 am
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Mohamed El Dahshan is a development economist, and a Nonresident Fellow with the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP). He previously held the position of Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard University Center for International Development. Mr. Dahshan regularly writes and lectures on Middle Eastern transitions, economic development and entrepreneurship, and technology. He is

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