Politics or piety? Why the Muslim Brotherhood engages in social service provision: A conversation

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Amr Darrag, Steven Brooke Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/politics-or-piety-why-the-muslim-brotherhood-engages-in-social-service-provision-a-conversation/ SUMMARY “Islamists on Islamism Today” is a new series within Brookings’s Rethinking Political Islamproject. In this series, we will hear directly from Islamist activists and...

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The United States can’t save Egypt from itself

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/04/04/the-united-states-cant-save-egypt-from-itself/ Editors’ Note: On March 23, the Working Group on Egypt sent a letter to President Obama urging him to publicly and privately object to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s accelerating crackdown on human rights and...

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Is the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood pushing the group toward violence?

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Ammar Fayed Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/is-the-crackdown-on-the-muslim-brotherhood-pushing-the-group-toward-violence/ Snapshot: The military coup of July 2013 forced the Muslim Brotherhood to retreat to a climate of secrecy after the group had spent just a year working openly and in power. The authorities soon designated it as a...

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Why an Italian student’s murder in Egypt could spell big trouble for the Sissi regime

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/02/23/why-an-italian-students-murder-in-egypt-could-spell-big-trouble-for-the-sissi-regime/ Over the course of my career, I have watched Egypt’s transformation from an authoritarian state to a revolutionary one and back again. But last month’s murder of Italian graduate student Giulio...

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Rethinking the U.S.-Egypt relationship: How repression is undermining Egyptian stability and what the United States can do

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/testimonies/rethinking-the-u-s-egypt-relationship-how-repression-is-undermining-egyptian-stability-and-what-the-united-states-can-do/ Editor’s Note: Shadi Hamid testifies for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on how repression in Egypt is undermining the country’s stability and what the United...

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Egypt’s new gas discovery: Opportunities and challenges

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/egypts-new-gas-discovery-opportunities-and-challenges/ Egypt’s New Gas Discovery: Opportunities and Challenges After a tough year, the Egyptian government recently received some good news. Italy’s ENI announced that it has discovered the “largest ever” offshore natural gas field in the...

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Sisi’s regime is a gift to the Islamic State

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/08/07/sisis-regime-is-a-gift-to-the-islamic-state/ Editor’s note: By any measurable standard, Egypt is more vulnerable to violence and insurgency today than it had been before the Arab Spring. Since the overthrow of former President Mohammed Morsi in 2013, Egypt has seen shocking levels...

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Obama administration to Sisi: Egypt-bound weapons released with caveat

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/04/06/obama-administration-to-sissi-egypt-bound-weapons-released-with-caveat/ On Tuesday, President Obama called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and conveyed news of long-brewing decisions in the Obama administration regarding U.S. military aid to Egypt – including the...

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How to fill the implementation gap for inclusive growth: Case studies covering urban transportation sector development in Egypt

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Hideki Matsunaga, Mayada Magdy Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-to-fill-the-implementation-gap-for-inclusive-growth-case-studies-covering-urban-transportation-sector-development-in-egypt/ INTRODUCTION Since January 2011, Egypt has been going through a turbulent period with two regimes having been toppled by mass protests. Social...

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Egypt and the falling standards of accountability

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): H. A. Hellyer Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/02/09/egypt-and-the-falling-standards-of-accountability/ February 1, 2012. At least 72 football fans killed, more than 500 injured.  A stadium in Port Said, Egypt. Three years, one week later: February 8, 2015. At least 30 football fans killed, more than 70 injured.  June 30 Stadium...

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