Dr. Hala Helmy El-Said

Dr. El-Said is Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform. She currently leads the process of institutional and administrative reform along with the formulation of Egypt’s vision 2030. She was the first elected Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University and subsequently the Deputy President for Scientific Research and

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Egypt: The Military Scene in January

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-the-military-scene-in-january/ During January 2019, the Egyptian military Institution witnessed many developments, both internal and external, including: On the military institution’s external relations, January saw extensive media reports on the level of coordination between the...

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Not Over Yet: Latest Wave of Middle East Protests A Reminder of 2011’s Unmet Demands

Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Leslie Campbell Original Link: https://pomed.org/not-over-yet-latest-wave-of-middle-east-protests-a-reminder-of-2011s-unmet-demands/ Recent images of hundreds of thousands of citizens marching peacefully through Algerian streets demanding the resignation of their autocratic ruler offer an unmistakable and powerful analog to the...

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Egypt’s Progress Towards Gender Parity

Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Dr. Hala Helmy El-Said Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egypts-progress-towards-gender-parity Empowering women and integrating them as active participants in the economy is essential to promoting economic and sustainable growth. Our determination has been resolute, with leadership, equality and empowerment deeply woven within Egypt’s...

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Egyptian Women: The Gap Between the Haves and the Have Nots

Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egyptian-women-the-gap-between-the-haves-and-the-have-nots It’s hard to talk about the status of Egyptian women in any sector without addressing the gap between the haves and the have nots. While some women continue to make headlines, others are stuck in the doldrums of living below the...

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Luciano Zaccara

Luciano Zaccara is Research Assistant Professor in Gulf Politics at the Qatar University Gulf Studies Center.  Dr. Luciano Zaccara joined the Gulf Studies Center on Fall Semester, 2014. He ‎holds a Ph.D. in Arab and Islamic Studies from Autónoma University of Madrid and a BA ın Political Science from the National University of Rosarıo, Argentına. He

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Eckart Woertz

Eckart Woertz is senior research fellow at CIDOB, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, and teaches at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI). Formerly he was scientific advisor to the Kuwait Chair at Sciences Po in Paris, visiting fellow at Princeton University, director of economic studies at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, and

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Rasmus Alenius Boserup

Rasmus Alenius Boserup is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen (DIIS). He obtained his PhD in cultural history and Arabic studies from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and from the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on power and politics in North Africa and the Middle

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