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The April, 2017 Attacks on Egyptian Churches: ISIL Victimizes an Egyptian Religious Community

2017 Doha Institute Egypt Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

April 13, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: Doha Institute- Arab Centre For Research And Policy Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/The_April_2017_Attacks_on_Egyptian_Churches_ISIL_Victimizes_an_Egyptian_Religious_Community.aspx Introduction A series of coordinated terrorist attacks struck Coptic Orthodox churches across Egypt on April 9, celebrated as Palm Sunday...

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Egypt | Does Egypt’s President Really Want to Fight Terrorism?

2017 Bahey Eldin Hassan Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Democracy and Politics Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 12, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Bahey Eldin Hassan Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=19817&lang=en The Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt is on the march. On Palm Sunday, a pair of bombs killed 45 people at church. This was the third major attack on Coptic churches in less than four months — and the first such attack recently in major

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The Ultras Ahlawy Football, Violence, and the Quest for Justice

2017 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Karim Medhat Ennarah Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Century Foundation

April 11, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Karim Medhat Ennarah Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/the-ultras-ahlawy/ Snapshot: The “Ultra” fans of Egyptian football emerged from the world of sport in 2011 to play an important role in the revolution. Then, in Port Said in February 2012, tragedy struck: seventy-two football fans were killed in a melee and stampede. The flawed

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It’s time to take a hard look at the U.S. relationship with Egypt

2017 Foreign Relations Michele Dunne Paper Robert Kagan The Brookings Institution

April 05, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Robert Kagan, Michele Dunne Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/04/05/its-time-to-take-a-hard-look-at-the-u-s-relationship-with-egypt/ Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi will be celebrated in Washington on Monday as a major ally in the fight against terrorism and radical Islamic extremism, as well as a supporter of U.S. efforts...

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Egypt’s Resilient and Evolving Social Activism

2017 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Paper

April 05, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/05/egypt-s-resilient-and-evolving-social-activism-pub-68578 Snapshot: With the decline of party politics in Egypt, social activism is becoming increasingly relevant in the fight against the government’s new authoritarian policies and tactics. While Egypt’s ruling generals have developed a...

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Media and War of Rumors during Morsi Tenure

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Media Osama Alrashidi Paper

April 05, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Osama Alrashidi Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/media-and-war-of-rumors-during-morsi-tenure/ Summary This study investigates and analyzes the narratives adopted by the Egyptian media from the date President Mohammed Morsi assumed power by the end of June 2012, until the military coup took place in July 2013. The study also attempts to...

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Egypt is Trump country

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Shadi Hamid The Brookings Institution

April 04, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/04/04/egypt-is-trump-country/ In one of his first acts in office, President Donald Trump phoned his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. The symbolism was telling: Sissi wasn’t just another Arab autocrat but one of the region’s most repressive. The Trump-Sissi mutual...

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Egypt | Circles of Hell from Tahrir to Zagazig: When will the Normalization of Sexual Violence against Women End?

2017 Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Egypt Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown Women Affairs

April 04, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=19885&lang=en The mob-sexual assault of a university student in the early hours of Friday 31 March 2017 in the Qawmia area of the city of Zagazig, Sharkia governorate, tragically corroborates the persistence and prevalence of sexual violence against women in the Egyptian public...

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How Sisi Is Destabilising Egypt

2017 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 02, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/02/how-sisi-is-destabilising-egypt-pub-68518 Since 2013, Egypt’s new authoritarian government has systematically widened its repression of the opposition to targets beyond the Islamist spectrum. Voices of dissent have been targeted, including businessmen whose refusal to provide...

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Egypt’s Secular Political Parties: A Struggle for Identity and Independence

2017 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Democracy and Politics Michele Dunne Paper

March 31, 2017 05:56 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne, Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/03/31/egypt-s-secular-political-parties-struggle-for-identity-and-independence-pub-68482 Snapshot: Secular political parties in Egypt have always been caught between an overbearing state and a largely Islamist opposition. The brief, chaotic political opening from 2011 to 2013...

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Educated young women employment decisions in Egypt: A qualitative account

2017 Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Economy Ghada Barsoum Paper Women Affairs Youth

March 30, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Ghada Barsoum Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/sahwa_papers/scientific_paper/educated_young_Women_s_employment_decisions_in_egypt_a_qualitative_account/(language)/eng-US Overview: Despite decades of increased access to education, women’s conspicuous absence from the labour market in Egypt, and...

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Understanding Egyptian Policy Toward Libya

2017 Egypt Foreign Relations Mieczysław Boduszyński Military Affairs Mohamed Arafa Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 28, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mieczyslaw Boduszynski, Mohamed Arafa Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/understanding-egyptian-policy-toward-libya/ Egypt’s policy toward Libya has been driven by legitimate security concerns, economic ties, a desire for stability in its western neighbor, and the political and ideological goals of Egyptian President...

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