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“First of all, I am an Egyptian citizen, and afterwards a Christian”: The Coptic Church in Egypt between religion and politics, as reflected on social media

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptJudicial AffairsMediaMichael BarakMinoritiesPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
January 06, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/first-all-i-am-egyptian-citizen-and-afterwards-christian-coptic-church-egypt-between The increasingly close relationship between the Egyptian Coptic Church and the Egyptian regime, since 2013 headed by Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, has long been greeted with mixed...

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The Demise of Islamism in Egypt? – The Dissolution of al-Gamaʿa al-Islamiyya’s “Building and Development” Party

2017Democracy and PoliticsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMichael BarakPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
December 01, 2017 05:53 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/demise-islamism-egypt-dissolution-al-gama%CA%BFa-al-islamiyya%E2%80%99s-building-and-development-party On October 27, Egypt’s high court ordered the dissolution of the “Building and Development” (Al Binaʾ wa al-Tanmiyya) Party, the political wing...

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1095 Days of al-Sisi’s Presidency: The Upcoming Egyptian Presidential Elections on SNS

2017Democracy and PoliticsMediaMichael BarakPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
September 30, 2017 05:52 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/1095-days-al-sisi%E2%80%99s-presidency-upcoming-egyptian-presidential-elections-sns Against the backdrop of preparations for the Egyptian presidential elections scheduled for April 2018, social networking sites (SNS) in Egypt have been, for several months...

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Sixth Anniversary of the January 25 Revolution

2017Democracy and PoliticsEgyptMichael BarakPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
January 30, 2017 03:47 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/sixth-anniversary-january-25-revolution January 25 marked six years since Egypt’s popular revolution, ousting former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. The date sparked widespread discussion on social networking sites (SNS), in which hundreds of...

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Year of the Egyptian Woman

2017EgyptMichael BarakPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African StudiesWomen Affairs
January 30, 2017 03:36 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/year-egyptian-woman In March, three events related to women took place in Egypt, including International Women’s Day, Egyptian Women’s Day, and Mother’s Day,[1] which sparked a lively debate on social networking sites (SNS), especially among women, about the...

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I’m a Tuk Tuk Graduate: Egypt’s Economic Situation Reflected In Social Networking Sites

2016EconomyEgyptMichael BarakPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
December 30, 2016 03:45 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/im-tuk-tuk-graduate-egypts-economic-situation-reflected-social-networking-sites Social networking sites (SNS) in Egypt responded tumultuously to an al-Hayat TV-Egypt interview with Mustafa Abdel Azim al-Laithi, a 35-year-old Tuk Tuk (rickshaw taxi) driver...

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Using SNS to Combat Egyptian Child Trafficking

2016EgyptHuman RightsMediaMichael BarakPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
December 01, 2016 03:34 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/using-sns-combat-egyptian-child-trafficking In recent years, Egyptians have increasingly used social networking sites (SNS) to fight the prevalence of child trafficking and kidnappings. Alongside state authorities and traditional means, such as publishing...

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Egypt: Satire Suppressed: The Arrest of Street Children as Seen on SNS

2016EgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMediaMichael BarakPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
May 30, 2016 03:34 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/egypt-satire-suppressed-arrest-street-children-seen-sns On May 10, an Egyptian court sentenced four members of the satirical street theater troupe, “Street Children” (Atfal Soara), to 15 days in prison. The young men were accused of using social...

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The Tiran and Sanafir Islands at the Heart of an Online Protest

2016EgyptMediaMichael BarakPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies
April 01, 2016 03:34 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/tiran-and-sanafir-islands-heart-online-protest In April 2016, the Egyptian government announced the signing of an agreement which transferred control of Tiran and Sanafir Islands from Egyptian to Saudi Arabian sovereignty. Since then, there has been heated...

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Beehive: A Crisis of Trust between Young Egyptians and the al-Sisi Regime

2016Democracy and PoliticsEgyptMichael BarakPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African StudiesYouth
January 30, 2016 03:47 am
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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/beehive-crisis-trust-between-young-egyptians-and-al-sisi-regime In late December 2015, students from 24 universities across Egypt launched a widespread protest on social networking sites (SNS) against the involvement of the Egyptian Ministry of Education in...

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