Football, Capitalism, and Militarization of the Public Space in Egypt

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/football-capitalism-and-militarization-of-the-public-space-in-egypt/ The recent chants against Turki al-Sheikh by ultra-fan groups of Al Ahly SC has gained wide popular exposure and support, drawing to sight that sporting pride is uneasily tradable for political influence, and highlighting...

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How Egypt Deals with Informal Areas

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohammed Ezz Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/how-egypt-deals-with-informal-areas/ Established by presidential decree in late 2008, Egypt’s Informal Settlements Development Fund (ISDF) has come to the forefront in spearheading efforts to eliminate so-called “slums” or “informal settlements.” Since its creation...

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Cinzia Bianco

  Cinzia Bianco is a Senior Analyst and researcher at Gulf State Analytics focused on the international relations, politics, and security of the Gulf region. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Middle East and Mediterranean Studies from King’s College London, she carried on a Research Fellowship in Oman, Qatar, the U.A.E., and Kuwait for the

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The Challenges Facing Egypt’s Female Migrant Workers

Source: The Washington Institute Author(s): Eman Elwarakky Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/the-challenges-facing-egypts-female-migrant-workers Safiya, 30, wakes up to the sound of her mother yelling, “Get up now or the car will leave without you.” A new morning brings with it the same misery: Safiya is one of thousands of migrant workers in rural...

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Giorgio Cafiero

Giorgio Cafiero is the CEO and founder of Gulf State Analytics, a geopolitical risk consultancy based in Washington, DC. His research interests include geopolitical and security trends in the Arabian Peninsula and the broader Middle East. Mr. Cafiero is a regular contributor to several publications including Al Monitor, The National Interest, and LobeLog. From 2014-2015,

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Nada Arafat

Nada Arafat is a journalist, political analyst and program coordinator. She currently copyedits for the Delta-based news outlet, The Delta Chronicles, and is deputy program coordinator for Civic Pole, an NGO that provides training for young journalists. Nada Arafat     [catlist conditional_title=”Publications:” id=534+765 orderby=date date=yes numberposts=-1

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Mohamed Bouaddi

Mohamed Bouaddi is Associate Professor in Economics at the American University in Cairo. He is currently appointed as the director of the Master of Arts program in Economics at the American University in Cairo. Bouaddi’s research focuses primarily on Econometrics, Financial Economics and Statistics. He has published a dozen of papers in refereed journals and

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Nada Shokry

  Nada Shokry is currently a Lecturer in Economics at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Alexandria and a part-time Economist at the Egyptian Centre for Economics Studies (ECES) in Cairo. She got both, her Master’s (2017) and her Bachelor’s degree (2015) in Economics from the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is

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Muhammad Mansour

” shape=”square”]   Muhammad Mansour is a highly accomplished investigative journalist with more than ten-year, solid track record of producing high-quality print and online reports for international media outlets, including The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Times and Egypt Independent. He covers a broad range of topics related to Egyptian politics and global...

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Sisi’s Ambitions in Libya

Source: Carnegie Author(s): Khaled Mahmoud Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/77847   On October 23, Egyptian-mediated talks between the Libyan National Army (LNA)—the military faction led by Khalifa Haftar and which controls most of Eastern Libya—and the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli fell apart once again. These negotiations...

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