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NDP to NFP: Rebranding or Restructuring Parliamentary Life in Egypt?

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
June 17, 2021 13:29 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/ndp-to-nfp-rebranding-or-restructuring-parliamentary-life-in-egypt/ Egypt is in the process of building the largest parliamentary building in the Middle East in its New Administrative Capital. Last year elections were held for a new upper chamber of...

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North Sinai’s Information Blackout

2021EgyptJoey SheaMilitary AffairsPaperSinaiThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 04, 2021 13:35 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Joey Shea Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/north-sinais-information-blackout/ As kinetic operations have ebbed and flowed in Egypt’s North Sinai throughout the last eight years, residents have endlessly borne the brunt of instability from violent attacks, air strikes, and the far-reaching impacts of deep...

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Egypt’s Officials Don’t See Unrecognized Religious Minorities

2021Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 02, 2021 14:01 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-officials-dont-see-unrecognized-religious-minorities/ Egyptian institutions do not officially recognize some religious minorities. As a result these minorities do not receive a set of basic constitutional rights, most notably the freedom of religion, belief...

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Music in Egypt in the Last Decade: Hit and Run with the Authorities

2021Ahmed NajiCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 03, 2021 14:03 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ahmed Naji Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/music-in-egypt-in-the-last-decade-hit-and-run-with-the-authorities/ I started my career in journalism seventeen years ago. In a series of unplanned incidents, I ended up covering musical activities and the contemporary music scene as my main focus.  In a pre-2011...

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Lawyering for Change: Q&A with Ahmed Ezzat on Egypt

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
April 19, 2021 13:52 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/qa-with-ahmed-ezzat-on-egypt/ Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, lawyers work to support those organizing on-the-ground; to mobilize the legal community; and to bring about systemic change. In Lawyering for Change, TIMEP’s Legal Unit conducts a...

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Egyptian Lawyers: A Story of Continued Resistance

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyYasmin Omar
April 06, 2021 13:56 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Yasmin Omar Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egyptian-lawyers-a-story-of-resistance/ It’s no secret that being a lawyer isn’t a walk in the park—the stress, long hours, ever-changing laws, and serious responsibility makes it a hard choice. Today in Egypt, it’s also a risky choice—one that in recent years has led...

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Egypt’s Elections and Parliament: Old Habits Never Die

2021Ahmed MorsyCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 26, 2021 13:59 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ahmed Morsy Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-elections-and-parliament-old-habits-never-die/ Over the past year while the world was reeling in a pandemic that disrupted lives on all fronts, many countries carried out their planned elections and referenda, and Egypt was among them...

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Indefinite Pretrial Detention in Egypt: Rotation and Detention Pending Multiple Cases

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMai El-SadanyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyYasmin Omar
February 09, 2021 15:00 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Yasmin Omar and Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/explainers/indefinite-pretrial-detention-in-egypt-rotation-and-detention-pending-multiple-cases/ In recent years, Egyptian authorities have increasingly turned pretrial detention from an exceptional legal measure to a punitive tool used regularly against human rights...

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Women on the Frontline: The Anti-Sexual Violence Movement in Egypt Ten Years After the Revolution

2021Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHabiba AbdelaalPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
February 08, 2021 15:07 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Habiba Abdelaal Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/women-on-the-frontline-the-anti-sexual-violence-movement-in-egypt-ten-years-after-the-revolution/ Ten years after the revolution, Egyptian women are still raising their voices against sexual assaults and harassment, especially over social media platforms. This...

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Organizing in Egypt: Legislative Fact Sheet

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 04, 2021 15:18 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Original Link: https://timep.org/explainers/organizing-in-egypt-legislative-fact-sheet/ Since the January 25 Revolution, a number of decrees and laws have been passed in Egypt that significantly affect and implicate the key rights at the heart of organizing on the ground and online...

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Egypt’s Digital Foreign Policy

2021Civil SocietyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsJoey SheaMediaPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 02, 2021 15:07 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Joey Shea Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-digital-foreign-policy/ In June 2020, at least 13 websites affiliated with the Ethiopian government were hacked and defaced. The targets were diverse, from seemingly innocuous sites such as Ethiopia’s Educational Evolution Office, the Statistics Centre, and the...

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From Free Space to a Tool of Oppression: What Happened to the Internet Since the Arab Spring?

2021Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMarwa FataftaMediaPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
December 20, 2020 15:56 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Marwa Fatafta Original Link:  As we mark the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring, we reflect on how increasingly authoritarian digital spaces have become. What tactics have authoritarian Arab governments added to their playbooks since? Read more at original link

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