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Innovative Arab Media and the New Outlines of Citizenship

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsLina AttalahMediaPaperThe Century Foundation
May 07, 2019 17:23 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Lina Attalah Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/innovative-arab-media-new-outlines-citizenship/ Trying to work in free and critical media in Egypt in the last few years has at times been a lonely endeavor. Even at its best moments, reporting and writing for Mada Masr, the Cairo-based independent media outlet I cofounded in 2013, can feel...

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Recession of New Stock Exchange Mechanisms in Egypt

2019Ahmed ZikrallahEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaper
May 07, 2019 15:00 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/recession-of-new-stock-exchange-mechanisms-in-egypt/ After a long period of calls by experts for the issuance of two stock exchange mechanisms: ‘market maker’ and ‘short selling’, and due to a significant decline in performance of the market compared to the previous year, the government...

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FREEDOMS UNDER THREAT: THE SPREAD OF ANTI-NGO MEASURES IN AFRICA

2019Civil SocietyEgyptFreedom HouseHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
May 07, 2019 14:48 pm
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Source: Freedom House Author(s): Freedom House Original Link: https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-reports/freedoms-under-threat-anti-ngo-measures-africa Over the last 15 years, 11 African countries have adopted legislation or policies that improperly constrained nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).1 Seven countries—Egypt, Tunisia, Rwanda, Zambia,2 Malawi, Mozambique, and...

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Egypt: Army’s Domination of Health Sector

2019Amgad HamdiCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMilitary AffairsPaper
May 06, 2019 15:09 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-armys-domination-of-health-sector/ The Egyptian Ministry of Military Production has expanded its involvement in the Egyptian economic and social affairs in general although these activities are deemed contradictory with the ministry’s vision and objectives. However, the Ministry of...

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Egypt, Iran and the Current Escalation in the Gaza Strip

2019EgyptForeign RelationsFoundation For Defence Of DemocraciesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJacob NagelMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
May 05, 2019 15:36 pm
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Source: Foundation for Defense of Democracies Author(s): Jacob Nagel Original Link: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/05/05/egypt-iran-and-the-current-escalation-in-the-gaza-strip/ The current round of conflict between Israel and militant groups in Gaza did not occur because of a lack of mediation. It occurred in spite of such efforts. The current rocket barrages began last week when the...

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Nine Reasons Why Declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization Would Be a Mistake

2019Andrew MillerCarnegieEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMichele DunnePaper
May 03, 2019 14:55 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne and Andrew Miller Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/05/03/nine-reasons-why-declaring-muslim-brotherhood-terrorist-organization-would-be-mistake-pub-79059 There are legal, diplomatic, pragmatic, and civil rights reasons why such a designation would undermine efforts to keep Americans safe from terrorism. The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) does...

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Effect of Middle Class Decline on Cultural and Value Framework

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesNada ZainAlabidinPaper
May 02, 2019 17:18 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nada ZainAlabidin Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/effect-of-middle-class-decline-on-cultural-and-value-framework/ The investment of the middle class in education, health, and housing, their support for good quality public services, their intolerance of corruption, and their trust in others and in democratic institutions, are the very...

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The Crisis of LGBTQ Communities in Egypt: Questions for Ahmed El Hady

2019Ahmed El HadyCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMinoritiesPaperThe Century Foundation
May 02, 2019 17:10 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Ahmed El Hady Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/crisis-lgbtq-communities-egypt-questions-ahmed-el-hady/ Thanassis Cambanis: What is the state of the LGBTQ community in Egypt right now? Ahmed El Hady: We are experiencing a crisis of existence and survival. We are being killed, put in prison, committing suicide. In 2018, we had 122...

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Judge overseeing polling station recounts troubling incidents in constitutional referendum

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
May 01, 2019 14:16 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/05/01/feature/politics/judge-overseeing-polling-station-recounts-troubling-incidents-in-constitutional-referendum/ In its final statement on the 2019 constitutional referendum, the National Elections Authority (NEA) announced on April 23 that voters had approved the proposed amendments by 88.8 percent, with a 44.3...

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Are politically connected firms turtles or gazelles? Evidence from the Egyptian uprising

2019Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHany Abdel-LatifHassan AlyPaper
April 30, 2019 19:57 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hany Abdel-Latif and Hassan Aly Original Link:  http://erf.org.eg/publications/20720/ Using an original firm-level database and utilizing the incidence of the Egyptian uprising of 2011, this paper provides an empirical investigation of the effects of firms political connections on employment growth in Egypt. Our unique dataset covers 4008 firms...

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The Social Justice Blind Spots in the New Arab Constitutions

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Century FoundationZaid Al-Ali
April 30, 2019 17:38 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Zaid Al-Ali Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/social-justice-blind-spots-new-arab-constitutions/ The Arab uprisings that began at the end of 2010 were motivated by a number of concerns, not least of which were unacceptably low standards of living and growing inequality in much of the region. The millions of people who participated in the...

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