Experts – Page 159 – Middle East Policy Platform

Is the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood pushing the group toward violence?

2016 Ammar Fayed Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Brookings Institution

March 23, 2016 03:35 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Ammar Fayed Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/is-the-crackdown-on-the-muslim-brotherhood-pushing-the-group-toward-violence/ Snapshot: The military coup of July 2013 forced the Muslim Brotherhood to retreat to a climate of secrecy after the group had spent just a year working openly and in power. The authorities soon designated it as a...

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The real source of Egypt’s dollar crisis is scarcity. Devaluation isn’t enough.

2016 Economy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

March 21, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-real-source-of-egypts-dollar-crisis-is-scarcity-devaluation-isnt-enough/ The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) finally bit the bullet and facilitated a substantial devaluation of the Egyptian pound. The official price of the dollar has risen 14 percent this week from 7.83...

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AN ITALIAN RESEARCHER IS TORTURED TO DEATH IN CAIRO – SOMBRE CAUSE TO RECONSIDER THE WAY WE WORK WITH EGYPT

2016 Bernhard Trautner Foreign Relations Georgeta Vidican German Development Institute Human Rights Markus Loewe Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Tilman Altenburg

March 17, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: German Development Institute Author(s): Markus Loewe, Georgeta Vidican, Bernhard Trautner, Tilman Altenburg Original Link: https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/an-italian-researcher-is-tortured-to-death-in-cairo-sombre-cause-to-reconsider-the-way-we-work-with-egypt-1/ An Italian citizen and just 28 years of age, Giulio Regeni was finishing his PhD at the University of...

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In Egypt, Journalism is a Crime

2016 Egypt Human Rights Media Paper Ragab Saad The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 16, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ragab Saad Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/in-egypt-journalism-is-a-crime/ In his September 2015 interview with CNN, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi boasted that Egypt is seeing “unprecedented media freedom.” However, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports that Egypt had the worst deterioration of...

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Egypt’s Black Market Blues

2016 Council On Foreign Relations Economy Paper Steven A. Cook

March 15, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/egypts-black-market-blues Just as I was heading out the door yesterday, I received a message from my friend Timothy Kaldas with just two words: “They caved.” I knew exactly what he was referring to. The Central Bank of Egypt determined that it could no longer

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The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 2016: Scenarios and recommendations

2016 Abdelrahman Ayyash Democracy and Politics Egypt German Council On Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Victor J. Willi

March 15, 2016 03:35 am

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Source: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Abdelrahman Ayyash, Victor J. Willi Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-2016 Snapshot: The Egyptian army’s removal of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 brought major structural transformations to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Today, with thousands of MB leaders and...

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Anatomy of an Election

2016 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Hossam Bahgat Madamasr Paper

March 14, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/03/14/feature/politics/anatomy-of-an-election/ Summary: The revelation that the state had a hand in creating this list did not come as a surprise to many. In the months leading up to the elections, the media had hinted and then explicitly accused unnamed “sovereign” state agencies of interfering in...

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Sisi Wags His Finger

2016 Council On Foreign Relations Economy Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Steven A. Cook

March 10, 2016 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/sisi-wags-his-finger Is Egypt melting down? It has an insurgency, a currency crisis, a brazen and brutal security apparatus that is sowing dissent, a phony political process, and a leader who has lost his grip. These are, at least, the reasons that have been outlined

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The Great Brotherhood Divide

2016 Carnegie Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Mostafa Hashem Paper

March 02, 2016 03:47 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mostafa Hashem Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/62942 Two factions within the Muslim Brotherhood are dueling for control, diminishing the group’s ability to address challenges from the regime and driving its supporters to other actors, among them the Islamic State. In February 2014, the youth—who were increasingly calling for revolutionary...

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The Struggle in the Egyptian Medical Syndicate

2016 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Hani Hodaib Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 02, 2016 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hani Hodaib Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/struggle-in-egyptian-medical-syndicate/ Editor’s Note: On January 28 of this year, an incident at Matariya Teaching Hospital sparked a conflict between the Egyptian Medical Syndicate and the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior that is still ongoing. Doctors—complaining of police...

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Working Paper- Construction Supply Chain, Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Contribution to Economic Growth: The Case of Egypt

2016 Economy Egypt Maye Ehab Mona Esam Paper The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies

March 01, 2016 03:45 am

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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Mona Esam, Maye Ehab Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=608&Type=10 Abstract: The construction sector is considered a key sector in the Egyptian economy and a main contributor to economic development, specifically in total employment. This paper examines the construction sector intersectoral linkages and...

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Working Paper- Understanding The Dynamics of Household Enterprises in Egypt: Birth, Death, Growth and Transformation

2016 Caroline Krafft Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper

March 01, 2016 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/understanding-the-dynamics-of-household-enterprises-in-egypt-birth-death-growth-and-transformation/ Abstract: Micro and small household enterprises play an enormous role in growth and employment in developing economies such as Egypt. Despite the importance of household enterprises, little...

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