Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Sameena Hameed Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/map/india-and-egypt-economic-reconstruction-and-stabilization Though the Egyptian economy during the Mubarak regime registered one of the highest growth rates in decades in the years before the Arab uprising, the fault lines were deep.[1]Over time, rising inequality, endemic corruption and other...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Sherif Azer Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/how-the-egyptian-government-endorses-torture/ Egypt’s problems with torture are well documented. Inhumane practices that cause humiliation, severe psychological damage, and even death have become systematic inside Egyptian police stations, detention centers, and prisons. The...
Learn MoreSource: Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Author(s): Grant Rumley Original Link: http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/grant-rumley-a-temporary-thaw-in-egyptian-pa-relations/ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted his Palestinian Authority counterpart Mahmoud Abbas this week in Cairo for the first official summit between the two leaders in nearly a year. The two-day summit was...
Learn MoreSource: The Century Foundation Author(s): Michael Wahid Hanna Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/explaining-absence/ Snapshot: Explanations for the absence of liberalism in contemporary Egypt continue to rely on simplistic analyses that present the Arab world as doomed by age-old traditions and rigid texts. With a detailed discussion of Egypt’s dynamic history, this chapter presents...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/03/20/opinion/u/the-imf-as-knee-surgeon-on-a-cancerous-patient/ The International Monetary Fund states that its main mission is to help resolve temporary disruptions to the economic balance of members states, including interventions in the general budget, trade policies and other matters related to financial...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/03/16/legislating-authoritarianism-egypt-s-new-era-of-repression-pub-68285 Snapshot: Egypt’s new authoritarian regime is rapidly closing the public space—cracking down on autonomous civil society and independent political parties, asphyxiating the practice of pluralist politics, and thwarting...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/68296 As the Egyptian military struggles to contain the Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Sinai, Wilayat Sinai, its already forceful response is becoming more heavy-handed. Increased reliance on heavy weaponry and air power is contributing to a rise in civilian causalities and inflaming...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Osama Diab Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/fdi-isnt-enough-for-egypt/ Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), an event hyped by the Egyptian government and business community in an effort to restore trust in Egypt’s economy and bring in much-needed foreign cash. Since...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): May El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/mubaraks-acquittal-and-the-state-of-transitional-justice-in-egypt/ In a final verdict on March 2, Egypt’s Court of Cassation acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of ordering the killing of protesters during the January 25 Revolution in 2011. Mubarak had been added as a...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Mona Ezzat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/03/10/feature/society/on-workingWomen-feminist-testimonies-from-egypt/ I decided to focus on issues related to working women, because I believe they show the extent to which a society believes in the principles of social justice, citizenship and the affordance of equal opportunities. It also reflects whether...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/03/06/egypt-campus-students-versus-regime-pub-68207 Following the 2013 military coup, students affiliated with-and sympathetic to-the Muslim Brotherhood demonstrated in public universities to demand the return of the deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Their demonstrations turned universities into a...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2017/03/02/too-big-to-fail-egypt-s-large-enterprises-after-2011-uprising-pub-68154 Large private enterprises are vital to Egypt’s economy and stability. After the 2011 uprising, they lost political sway due to their ties to the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak. However, Egypt’s economic crisis pushed...
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