Sources – Page 75 – Middle East Policy Platform

Copts, Church, and State: Egypt’s Christians Frustrated with Lack of Protection

2019 Candace Lukasik Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Minorities Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

February 15, 2019 16:50 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Candace Lukasik Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/copts-church-and-state-egypts-christians-frustrated-with-lack-of-protection/ Under the leadership of Coptic Pope Tawadros II, the official message of the Coptic Orthodox Church has been that Copts under Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi are living under...

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Egypt: Set Independent Torture Inquiry

2019 Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Judicial Affairs Paper

February 14, 2019 18:35 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/02/14/egypt-set-independent-torture-inquiry The Egyptian authorities’ failure to end or impartially investigate torture and mistreatment in detention facilities reinforces an urgent need for an independent international inquiry, Human Rights Watch said today. As a party to the United Nations...

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Parliament advances constitutional amendments by overwhelming majority, opposition speaks out

2019 Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

February 14, 2019 18:23 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/14/feature/politics/parliament-advances-constitutional-amendments-by-overwhelming-majority-opposition-speaks-out/ Egypt’s House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve, in principle, a set of constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to extend his...

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What Sisi Wants from Sudan

2019 Carnegie Egypt Foreign Relations Khaled Mahmoud Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 14, 2019 16:08 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Khaled Mahmoud Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78367 On January 27, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir made a surprise visit to Cairo, where he praised Egypt’s support for “Sudanese stability” against widespread protests that have been ongoing since December 19. These demonstrations against Sudan’s deteriorating economic situation are calling for...

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Generalissimo Sisi

2019 Carnegie Egypt Judicial Affairs Maged Mandour Military Affairs Paper

February 14, 2019 15:46 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mansour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78363 On February 3, Egyptian parliamentarians from Tahya Misr (“Support Egypt”), a coalition supporting President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that comprises one-fifth of parliament, submitted a proposal to amend the Egyptian constitution. Two days later, the General Committee accepted the proposed amendments...

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Egypt: Constitutional Amendments and Devious Routes

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper

February 14, 2019 15:40 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Monitoring and Documentation Unit Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-constitutional-amendments-and-devious-routes/ In an interview with CNBC in late 2017, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi categorically denied an intention to amend the Egyptian Constitution. He also emphasized that he is committed to two 4-year presidential...

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TIMEP Brief: Uber and Careem Law

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

February 12, 2019 18:13 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-uber-and-careem-law/ The Law Regulating Road Transport Services Using Information Technology (popularly known as the Uber and Careem Law, after two of the companies most affected by it) regulates ride-sharing companies in Egypt such as Uber and Careem and...

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Egypt Timeline: Since the Arab Uprising

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Darine El Hage Egypt Human Rights Institute of Peace Paper

February 12, 2019 16:22 pm

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Source: United States Institute of Peace Author(s): Darine El Hage Original Link: https://www.usip.org/publications/2019/02/egypt-timeline-arab-uprising Since 2011, Egypt has witnessed protests, political turnovers, sporadic violence, and waves of repression. A younger generation of activists energized long-stagnant politics in countrywide demonstrations that ousted President Hosni Mubarak...

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Egypt: A Move to Enhance Authoritarian Rule

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Watch Judicial Affairs Paper

February 12, 2019 16:16 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/02/12/egypt-move-enhance-authoritarian-rule Proposed amendments to Egypt’s constitution, including granting the armed forces authority to intervene in government, would undermine judicial independence and expand executive powers that are already being abused, Human Rights Watch said today. The...

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Joe Macaron

Arab Center Washington DC Expert Foreign Relations Joe Macaron Security and Counter-Terrorism

February 11, 2019 17:16 pm

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Joe Macaron is a Resident Fellow primarily focusing his research on US strategy, international relations, and conflict analysis in the Middle East. He pays particular attention to the countries of the Levant and Iraq. Macaron’s previous analyst roles include the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, the Issam Fares Center in Lebanon, and the Colin

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Constitutional amendments in Egypt

2019 Egypt Judicial Affairs Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

February 11, 2019 16:39 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-irans-economic-challenges-reach-crisis-point Egypt’s political climate has been rather turbulent of late. On Feb. 3rd of this year, a coalition of parliamentary representatives submitted a proposal for constitutional amendments to the floor. Those amendments are sweeping...

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The Middle East Strategic Alliance Has a Long Way To Go

2019 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Yasmine Farouk

February 08, 2019 18:55 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yasmine Farouk Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/08/middle-east-strategic-alliance-has-long-way-to-go-pub-78317 The Arab world needs a collective security architecture. The U.S. project of a Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) could in theory be a step forward, especially as it links military security to political and economic security. But so...

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