Egypt: Risks of using sweet potatoes in production of bread

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdel-Tawab Barakat Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-risks-of-using-sweet-potatoes-in-production-of-bread/ Egypt is the most world country that suffers from the unprecedented rise in global wheat prices, amid its scarcity in the international grain trade market following eruption of the Russian war on Ukraine on 24 February 2022...

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Majority Perceptions of Minor Feelings in Egypt

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Candace Lukasik Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/majority-perceptions-of-minor-feelings-in-egypt/ On a hot July day in summer 2022, I sat with an upper-middle class folk historian and local photographer in Luxor, Upper Egypt, over lunch. Over our meal, we spoke about Coptic heritage in the south and the...

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When Unity Discourse Dismisses Systemic Sectarianism in Egypt

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Amy Fallas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/when-unity-discourse-dismisses-systemic-sectarianism-in-egypt/ Amid a rise in violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt during the month of Ramadan in April 2022, Pope Tawadros II issued a public statement calling upon Egyptian officials to preserve inter-communal...

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When Unity Discourse Dismisses Systemic Sectarianism in Egypt

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Amy Fallas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/when-unity-discourse-dismisses-systemic-sectarianism-in-egypt Amid a rise in violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt during the month of Ramadan in April 2022, Pope Tawadros II issued a public statement calling upon Egyptian officials to preserve inter-communal...

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Recovering Egypt Antiquities from Abroad: Reality and expectations

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/recovering-egypt-antiquities-from-abroad-reality-and-expectations-%ef%bf%bc/ To start with, we can divide the Egyptian antiquities found abroad into two main types: First, the Egyptian antiquities that were seized and smuggled abroad throughout our long history, from the era of the Romans to...

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The founding head of al-Qaeda is dead. But radicalism continues to thrive in Egypt.

Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Shahira Amin Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-founding-head-of-al-qaeda-is-dead-but-radicalism-continues-to-thrive-in-egypt/ When US President Joe Biden announced the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al- Zawahiri on August 1, his family members in Cairo received news of his demise with shock and dismay.  Read more at...

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The Politics of Sectarianism and Repentance in Egyptian Prisons: Notes from a Coptic Khidma

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-politics-of-sectarianism-and-repentance-in-egyptian-prisons-notes-from-a-coptic-khidma/ In the Coptic tradition and theology, khidma refers to services conducted in the name of Jesus, but also other members of the divine community who reside in heaven, such as Mary, the...

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Egypt’s President Sisi makes a comeback on the world stage with a three-stop European tour

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Khaled Dawoud Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypts-president-sisi-makes-comeback-world-stage-three-stop-european-tour Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s recent, six-day European tour, which took him to Germany, Serbia, and France (July 17-22), aimed to boost his image and status as a central player on the world stage despite...

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Sisi’s call for dialogue cautiously welcomed by Egypt’s opposition

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Khaled Dawoud Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/sisis-call-dialogue-cautiously-welcomed-egypts-opposition As a journalist and former president of the Egyptian opposition Dostour Party, which was established by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei in 2012, I suffered 19 months of imprisonment without trial between September 2019 and...

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Grain takes center stage as Russian foreign minister visits Cairo on his African tour

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/weekly-briefing-tunisian-referendum-test-presidents-legitimacy#mabrouk Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov touched down in Cairo on Sunday, July 24, for the first leg of his African charm offensive tour. Lavrov, who will also be visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and...

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Egypt as an Eastern Mediterranean power in the age of energy transition

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Karim Elgendy Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-eastern-mediterranean-power-age-energy-transition On June 17, the European Union (EU) signed a memorandum of understanding with both Egypt and Israel that creates a framework for Israel to expand its natural gas exports to Europe via Egypt. The EU also agreed with...

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