Experts – Page 168 – Middle East Policy Platform

The Turbaned State: An Analysis of the Official Policies on the Administration of Mosques and Islamic Religious Activities in Egypt

2015 Amr Ezzat Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Ibrahim Al-Sharqawi Islam Barakat Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

August 01, 2015 03:33 am

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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Amr Ezzat, Islam Barakat, Ibrahim Al-Sharqawi Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/to_whom_do_the_mosques_of_today_belong_finalized_version_ae.pdf Read the full paper by following the original link.

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Who Is Running the Egyptian State?

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Katie Bentivoglio Nathan J. Brown Paper

July 31, 2015 03:46 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Katie Bentivoglio Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/31/who-is-running-egyptian-state-pub-60918 For scholars and many journalists, most non-democratic regimes look the same: they are led and designed by autocratic dictators—or sometimes by small cliques—according to the leader’s whims and interests. “Pinochet’s Chile” was...

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Economic Literature Review- Demand and Supply Challenges of Food Security in Egypt

2015 Economy Egypt Paper Racha Ramadan The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies

July 30, 2015 03:45 am

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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=591&Type=26 Overview: Egypt is facing high rates of poverty and unemployment, with 17 percent of Egyptians suffering from food insecurity in 2011. Food insecurity is an important challenge facing the Egyptian government, especially after the 25th of January...

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Unprecedented Pressures, Uncharted Course for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

2015 Carnegie Islamic Movements and Institutions Michele Dunne Nathan J. Brown Paper

July 29, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/29/unprecedented-pressures-uncharted-course-for-egypt-s-muslim-brotherhood-pub-60875 The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition movement and one of its oldest, is squeezed between an unprecedented crackdown from the security state and a young generation pushing for...

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The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue: Drift Along the Nile

2015 Amy Hawthorne Council On Foreign Relations Egypt Foreign Relations Paper

July 29, 2015 03:39 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/us-egypt-strategic-dialogue-drift-along-nile On August 2, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo for the first U.S.-Egypt “strategic dialogue” since 2009. The high-level forum has been held on and off since the Clinton administration as part of the still-unmet goal of expanding...

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Where is Egypt Heading?

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

July 26, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Elliot Abrams Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/where-egypt-heading The past week has brought two interesting comments on the situation in Egypt. The first is from Robert Springborg, formerly of the Naval Postgraduate School, and appears on the web site of the Middle East Institute here. Some key passages: The military under Abdel Fattah...

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Exclusive Wikileaks cables trace ebb and flow of Egypt-UAE relations

2015 Egypt Foreign Relations Hossam Bahgat Madamasr Media Mostafa Mohie Paper

July 26, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat, Mostafa Mohie Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2015/07/26/feature/politics/exclusive-wikileaks-cables-trace-ebb-and-flow-of-egypt-uae-relations/ Snapshot: A number of documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry that were recently released by Wikileaks have cast light on Egypt’s capricious relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which...

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Improved Egypt-Israel Relations through Sinai Crisis: Will They Last?

2015 Egypt Foreign Relations Geoffrey Aronson Middle East Institute Paper Sinai

July 24, 2015 03:36 am

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Geoffrey Aronson Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/improved-egypt-israel-relations-through-sinai-crisis-will-they-last Egyptian diplomats rarely have a good word to say about U.S. policies these days. In contrast, they are enthusiastic in their praise of the close relations between Cairo and Jerusalem—centered on counterterror security...

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Egypt’s Parties Face Marginalization Once Again

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Khaled Dawoud Paper

July 23, 2015 05:56 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Khaled Dawoud Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/60824 As Egypt gears up for its first parliamentary elections since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized power in 2013, secular political parties—especially the small, pro-democracy ones that emerged following the 2011 Revolution—are unlikely to play a significant role. The new election law...

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The Struggle for the Leadership of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

2015 Carnegie Georges Fahmi Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

July 14, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Dr Georges Fahmi Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/07/14/struggle-for-leadership-of-egypt-s-muslim-brotherhood-pub-60678 A sharp conflict over the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has played out recently. The former members of the Guidance Bureau, the top executive body that formulates the policies of the organization, are jockeying...

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An Interview on Egypt’s Slush Funds

2015 Carnegie Economy Jeremy Hodge Nizar Manek Paper

July 09, 2015 05:55 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nizar Manek, Jeremy Hodge Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/60660 ournalists Nizar Manek and Jeremy Hodge conducted an extensive investigation in 2014 of Egypt’s government agencies and Central Bank that revealed $9.4 billion in unaccountable state-operated “special funds,” or al-sanadeeq al-khasa. These special funds first became widely...

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Egypt’s Harsh Crackdown Could Lead to Further Violence

2015 Chatham House Islamic Movements and Institutions Omar Ashour Paper

July 07, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr Omar Ashour Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/egypt-s-harsh-crackdown-could-lead-further-violence ‘The hands of justice [are] chained by laws,’ said Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during the funeral of his prosecutor-general, Hisham Barakat. ‘Courts are not suitable for this moment … laws are not suitable for this moment,’ he...

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