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Blocking the Defenders: Egypt’s Closure of El Nadeem

2017 Civil Society Human Rights Magda Adly Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

February 11, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Magda Adly Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/blocking-the-defenders-egypts-closure-of-el-nadeem/ At 11 a.m. on the morning of February 9, 2017, two doctors from the Free Treatment Department of the Ministry of Health, accompanied by about 50 policemen, headed toward the El Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of the...

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Bricks in the Wall: El Nadeem, the NGO Law, and Egypt’s Crackdown

2017 Civil Society Human Rights Hussein Baoumi Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

February 10, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hussein Baoumi Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/bricks-in-the-wall-el-nadeem-the-ngo-law-and-egypts-crackdown/ Yesterday, the El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture was closed by Egyptian security forces, following a crackdown on most of that country’s public sphere that Human Rights Watch and others...

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Women and Quotas in Egypt’s Parliament

2017 Democracy and Politics Erin Fracolli Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Women Affairs

January 05, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Erin Fracolli Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/Women-and-quotas-in-egypts-parliament/ Maya Morsi, the head of Egypt’s state-affiliated National Council for Women (NCW), announced last week that the NCW had completed the first phase of a program to increase women’s participation in local council elections, reaching over...

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If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going: A Guide to Egypt’s Free Float

2016 Allison Mcmanus Economy Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

November 04, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan, Allison McManus Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/if-youre-going-through-hell-keep-going-a-guide-to-egypts-free-float/ The wait is over. After months of hints, predictions, and speculation, Egypt’s pound was floated on the market Thursday. Trading that morning at around 8.88 Egyptian pounds (LE) to the...

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On Rashid, Egypt’s Latest Mediterranean Tragedy

2016 Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Tom Rollins

October 19, 2016 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Tom Rollins Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/on-rashid-egypts-latest-mediterranean-tragedy/ September 21, 2016: A boat has sunk off the coast of Rashid in northern Egypt. Hundreds of people—grieving friends and family, concerned local residents—stand by the water, looking out to sea, waiting for a boat to return with...

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Sink or Swim: Egypt’s Anticipated Currency Float

2016 Economy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

October 03, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/sink-or-swim-egypts-anticipated-currency-float/ Tarek Amer, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), announced in July that Egypt’s longstanding policy of defending the Egyptian pound (LE) against devaluation had been a “grave error.” The strategy had slowly...

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Standing in Agreement: Egypt’s Parliament Risks Becoming Rubber Stamp

2016 Brad Youngblood Democracy and Politics Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 09, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Brad Youngblood Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/standing-in-agreement-egypts-parliament-risks-becoming-rubber-stamp/ A lack of quorum had already forced Egypt’s parliament to recess for 30 minutes when Speaker Ali Abdel ‘Al decided to call for two successive votes by show of hands and two more votes via standing in...

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FY17 Tweaks to Egypt Aid Fall Short of Real Change

2016 Amr Kotb Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 25, 2016 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/fy17-tweaks-to-egypt-aid-fall-short-of-real-change/ The fiscal year 2017 budget and appropriations process was an opportunity for the United States to reexamine its relationship with Egypt and structure its aid package accordingly. However, the past several months have unveiled a...

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Why Is Egypt Amending Its Protest Law Now?

2016 Brad Youngblood Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Noor Hamdy Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 16, 2016 03:39 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Brad Youngblood, Noor Hamdy Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/why-is-egypt-amending-its-protest-law-now/ On June 8, Egyptian Prime Minister Sharif Ismail tasked the minister of legal and parliamentary affairs with amending the country’s controversial Protest Law. The prime minister’s decision came as a shock to many...

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Egypt’s National Council for Women: A Substitute for Civil Society?

2016 Civil Society Erin Fracolli Paper Sara Abdel Rahim The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Women Affairs

July 15, 2016 05:52 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Sara Abdel Rahim, Erin Fracolli Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-national-council-for-Women-a-substitute-for-civil-society/ The Egyptian women’s movement is one of oldest in the Middle East, dating back to 1923 and full of influential and inspirational figures. In addition to civil society organizations that...

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Egypt’s Mainland Terrorism Landscape

2016 Allison Mcmanus Jake Greene Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

June 07, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Allison McManus, Jake Greene Original Link: https://timep.org/esw/articles-analysis/egypts-mainland-terrorism-landscape/ On May 8, four men carried out a brutal mass shooting, emptying their magazines into an adjacent car as they drove along the Nile in Helwan, a district in Cairo. Eight policemen were killed during the attack...

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The Struggle in Egypt’s Press Syndicate

2016 Civil Society Egypt Media Mohamad Adam Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

May 26, 2016 04:13 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamad Adam Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-struggle-in-egypts-press-syndicate/ Weeks of tension between Egypt’s journalists and the state have left the Egyptian Syndicate of Journalists divided, while the Egyptian Interior Ministry came out unscathed. This marks another success in the state’s longstanding strategy...

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