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Torture to Death in Egypt’s Police Stations

2015 Amr Ismaeil Human Rights Nancy Okail Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 10, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Amr Ismaeil Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/torture-to-death-in-egypts-police-stations/ Talaat Shabib and Afify Hassan Afify are two Egyptian men who come from very different backgrounds and locations. Shabib was a papyrus salesman from Luxor in Upper Egypt, and Afify was a middle-class pharmacist from...

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Egypt Needs a Comprehensive Approach to Terrorism

2015 Egypt Gregory Aftandilian Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

November 16, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-needs-a-comprehensive-approach-to-terrorism/ Egypt faces a serious threat from terrorist groups, not only in the Sinai Peninsula but also in other parts of the country. Unfortunately, the government’s counter-terrorism campaign over the past several years has not...

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Egypt’s Rising Security Threat

2015 Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

November 15, 2015 05:55 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/egypts-rising-Security-threat/ Overview: Egypt’s War on Terror has become a defining feature of Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s presidency, and the provision of security a top priority. This is especially the case because of the sensitivity of the current period of political and...

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Forced Disappearances Spike in Egypt

2015 Egypt Human Rights May El-Sadany Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

November 09, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): May El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/forced-disappearances-spike-in-egypt-2/ On January 13, 2014, Ashraf Shahata, originally trained as a lawyer, went to the private school that he had helped establish in Kerdasa, Giza. He parked his car, went inside to meet one of his partners, and was last seen walking out...

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Breaking News and Inconsistent Media Standards in Egypt

2015 Basil El-Dabh Egypt Media Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 18, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Basil El-Dabh Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/breaking-news-and-inconsistent-media-standards-in-egypt/ Late Sunday night, following accounts on social media and unconfirmed reports of a tragedy, the Ministry of Interior confirmed that a group of Mexican tourists and their Egyptian guides had been mistakenly targeted by...

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Revolutionary Politics and the Trap of Populist Temptation: Thoughts on the Egyptian Left, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Revolution

2015 Amr Abdulrahman Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 04, 2015 03:35 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Abdulrahman Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/revolutionary-politics-and-the-trap-of-populist-temptation-thoughts-on-the-egyptian-left-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-the-revolution/ The Revolutionary Socialists, a longstanding Marxist political organization in Egypt, recently issued a controversial statement calling on...

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Tracking Egypt’s Extraparliamentary Laws

2015 Democracy and Politics Judicial Affairs May El-Sadany Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 12, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): May El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/tracking-egypts-extraparliamentary-laws/ In the absence of a parliamentary body, Egypt’s constitution grants the president temporary legislative authority alongside his existing executive powers. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi continues to regularly exercise this authority...

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Egypt signs Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement: A Good Idea on Paper?

2015 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Mohamed El Dahshan Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

July 07, 2015 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamed El Dahshan Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/tripartite-free-trade-area/ Representatives from nearly half of Africa’s countries signed, on June 10, an agreement creating the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), capping nearly five years of negotiations. The trade deal would allow improved movement of goods, capital...

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Assault in Sheikh Zuweid: A turning point in Egypt’s fight against terrorism

2015 Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

July 02, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/assault-in-sheikh-zuwaid-a-turning-point-in-egypts-fight-against-terrorism-2/ On the morning of July 1, 2015, militants engaged in coordinated attacks throughout Egypt’s North Sinai province. The attacks began just before 7 a.m. Cairo time, taking place at multiple checkpoints and...

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Decision Making in Egypt: What Has Changed Since Mubarak?

2015 Ahmed Abd Rabou Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

June 16, 2015 03:47 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ahmed Abd Rabou Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/decision-making-in-egypt-what-has-changed-since-mubarak/ Since former president Hosni Mubarak was ousted, Egypt has experienced political and economic instability and a pronounced lack of security. Having previously been governed under a stable, if unproductive, political...

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Radical Maximum Wage in Egypt: Who Pays the Bill?

2015 Economy Egypt Hiba Safi Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

April 21, 2015 03:45 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hiba Safi Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/radical-maximum-wage-in-egypt-who-pays-the-bill/ Revolt in Egypt’s Banking Sector Over the course of the past several months, a revolt has taken place in Egypt’s banking sector. Seeking better opportunities and higher salaries in private sector banking jobs, hundreds of banking...

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Egypt Responds to the Beheading of Copts by IS in Libya

2015 Egypt Foreign Relations Ishak Ibrahim Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 28, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-responds-to-the-beheading-of-copts-by-is-in-libya/ Yesterday, Egyptians marked the culmination of the traditional, forty-day period of mourning for the twenty Egyptians and one Ghanaian beheaded by the Islamic State (IS) branch in Tripoli, Libya. Even as religious...

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