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The Demise of Islamism in Egypt? – The Dissolution of al-Gamaʿa al-Islamiyya’s “Building and Development” Party

2017 Democracy and Politics Islamic Movements and Institutions Michael Barak Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

December 01, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/demise-islamism-egypt-dissolution-al-gama%CA%BFa-al-islamiyya%E2%80%99s-building-and-development-party On October 27, Egypt’s high court ordered the dissolution of the “Building and Development” (Al Binaʾ wa al-Tanmiyya) Party, the political wing...

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Egypt’s Diversifying Insurgency

2017 Hassan Hassan Minorities Nancy Okail Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 01, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Hassan Hassan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-diversifying-insurgency/ On two Fridays about a month apart, Egypt faced two of the worst terrorist attacks in its modern history. The attacks typify the diversifying threats this country is facing and highlight how Egypt is emerging as a new jihadi

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Nostalgia for the Monarchy in Egypt

2017 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Joyce Van De Bildt - De Jong Paper The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

December 01, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Joyce van de Bildt – de Jong Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/nostalgia-monarchy-egypt-english “May God have mercy on your days… If only another [like you] would come!”[1] In recent years, this melancholic homage to King Faruq has appeared repeatedly on Facebook pages that romanticize the Egyptian...

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The Bleeding Sinai

2017 Carnegie Egypt Michael Young Paper Sinai

December 01, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michael Young Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/74863 Mohannad Sabry is an Egyptian journalist and author who lived in Cairo until 2015, before he left in self-imposed exile after facing mounting threats. In 2011 he was named a finalist for the Livingston Award for International Reporting, and he was nominated for an Emmy Award

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Islamic State in Egypt

2017 Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

December 01, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/esw/terror-groups/islamic-state-in-egypt/ Other Names: None Location: The Islamic State in Egypt’s activity has been concentrated in Cairo and Giza. The group has also claimed attacks in the governorates of Qalyubia, Alexandria, Daqhalia, Damietta, and Gharbia. Characteristics: The Islamic...

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The Attack on the al-Rawdah Mosque

2017 Adam Hoffman Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

December 01, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Adam Hoffman Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/attack-al-rawdah-mosque The bloody attack on the al-Rawdah Mosque in Northern Sinai, which killed 305 people, is now considered the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt’s modern history… Read more at original link.

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False Promises to Egyptian Youth

2017 Carnegie Egypt Mahmoud Farouk Paper Youth

November 30, 2017 03:47 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/74878 On November 4, Sharm El Sheikh hosted the World Youth Forum, the sixth in a series of conferences Egypt has held since October 2016 intended to assure the national and international community that it is working tirelessly to build bridges of trust with Egyptian youth. For

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Closed on security grounds: Sectarian tensions and attacks resulting from the construction and renovation of churches

2017 Egypt Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Ishak Ibrahim Judicial Affairs Minorities Mohammed Medhat Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 30, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim, Mohammed Medhat Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/closed_on_security_grounds_web.pdf Introduction In August 2016, the House of Representatives adopted Law 80/2016 on the construction of churches to fulfill the terms of Article 235 of the 2014 Constitution, which required the House to issue a...

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Egypt regime targeting opponents abroad

2017 Asmaa Shukr Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

November 29, 2017 18:02 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shukr Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-regime-targeting-opponents-abroad/ The Egyptian opponents abroad could play a great and effective role in saving their country if they took advantage of their current situation of living without being subjected to the regime’s oppression. Various anti-coup factions should be united...

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The War on Terrorism in Sinai: A Watershed?

2017 Egypt Ofir Winter Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Institute For National Security Studies Yoram Schweitzer

November 29, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Yoram Schweitzer, Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/war-terrorism-sinai-watershed/ The November 24, 2017 attack on al-Rawda mosque in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, apparently by Wilayat Sinai, a proxy of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Egypt, was the most deadly terrorist attack Egypt has ever...

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Egypt mosque attack: New level of horror in decades-long struggle to control Sinai

2017 Beverley Milton-Edwards Egypt Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Brookings Institution

November 27, 2017 03:36 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Beverley Milton-Edwards Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/egypt-mosque-attack-new-level-of-horror-in-decades-long-struggle-to-control-sinai/ The bomb-and-gun attack in Egypt’s north Sinai on Friday November 24 is now known to have killed more than 300 worshippers at a Sufi-affiliated mosque, making it the deadliest attack in modern...

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Egypt´s terrorist violence is a reminder of the new normal

2017 Paper Robert Muggah Security and Counter-Terrorism World Economic Forum

November 25, 2017 05:55 am

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Source: World Economic Forum Author(s): Robert Muggah Original Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/egypt-s-terrorist-violence-is-a-reminder-of-the-new-normal/ Friday´s savage attack in Egypt is a reminder that the vast majority of terrorist-related killings occur in less well known cities far from the media glare. To be sure, the brutal murder of 305 practicing Sufis in Bir al-Abed...

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