Civil Society – Page 19 – Middle East Policy Platform

Right to Housing in Egypt

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Minorities Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 17, 2018 15:33 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-right-to-housing-in-egypt/ The right to housing in Egypt has been marred by issues of access to adequate housing, with at least , as well as forced eviction, at the hands of both the government and other citizens. Reports of inadequate access to services in areas...

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General Mobilization

2018 Carnegie Cassia Bardos Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper Perry Cammack

December 13, 2018 15:39 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Perry Cammack Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/77948 A divided government with ballooning defense budgets pursuing a nationalist agenda. A president responding to growing public distrust by wrapping himself in the military’s popular legitimacy. The militarization of the upper echelons of decisionmaking. This describes Egypt under President ‘Abdel-Fattah...

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Report – Prayers Unanswered: Assessing the Impact of Egypt’s 2016 Church Construction Law

2018 Ahmed Rizk Amy Hawthorne Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Mahmoud Farouk Minorities Paper Pomed

December 12, 2018 16:42 pm

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Source: POMED Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk, Amy Hawthorne, Ahmed Rizk Original Link: https://pomed.org/report-prayers-unanswered-assessing-the-impact-of-egypts-2016-church-construction-law/ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has promised to improve the situation of the country’s Christians, who by many estimates constitute about ten percent of the population and face pervasive discrimination...

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Power Politics or Principle?

2018 Carnegie Cassia Bardos Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Nathan J. Brown Paper

December 12, 2018 16:32 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Nathan J. Brown and and Cassia Bardos Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/77928 After publicly squabbling over divorce law and religious language, Egypt’s presidency and its leading Islamic institution, Al-Azhar, have moved their clash to a much more arcane level. Today, they disagree over how much society is threatened by debating the authenticity...

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UN: Act on Reprisals by Egypt

2018 Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Paper

December 12, 2018 13:53 pm

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Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://cihrs.org/un-act-on-reprisals-by-egypt/?lang=en The United Nations should ensure an urgent and robust system-wide response to credible reports that the Egyptian authorities have attacked people who engaged with the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, six human rights organizations said today. The UN...

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Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance System

2018 Amgad Hamdi Civil Society Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Judicial Affairs Paper

December 05, 2018 17:07 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-universal-health-insurance-system/ The universal health insurance system in Egypt is one of the most important projects that Egyptians have dreamed of, particularly during the past few decades. However, politicians have always used the project to make temporary gains by frequently...

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Football, Capitalism, and Militarization of the Public Space in Egypt

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Media Nouran Hassan Paper

December 04, 2018 16:54 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/football-capitalism-and-militarization-of-the-public-space-in-egypt/ The recent chants against Turki al-Sheikh by ultra-fan groups of Al Ahly SC has gained wide popular exposure and support, drawing to sight that sporting pride is uneasily tradable for political influence, and highlighting...

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How Egypt Deals with Informal Areas

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Mohamed Ezz Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 04, 2018 16:19 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohammed Ezz Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/how-egypt-deals-with-informal-areas/ Established by presidential decree in late 2008, Egypt’s Informal Settlements Development Fund (ISDF) has come to the forefront in spearheading efforts to eliminate so-called “slums” or “informal settlements.” Since its creation...

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The Challenges Facing Egypt’s Female Migrant Workers

2018 Civil Society Economy Egypt Eman Elwarraky Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Washington Institute Women Affairs

December 04, 2018 15:59 pm

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Source: The Washington Institute Author(s): Eman Elwarakky Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/the-challenges-facing-egypts-female-migrant-workers Safiya, 30, wakes up to the sound of her mother yelling, “Get up now or the car will leave without you.” A new morning brings with it the same misery: Safiya is one of thousands of migrant workers in rural...

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Elisa Epstein

Civil Society Democracy and Politics Elisa Epstein Expert Foreign Relations Human Rights Human Rights Watch

December 03, 2018 15:28 pm

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Elisa Epstein is the Coordinator for the Washington Advocacy team at Human Rights Watch. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, she was a Research Assistant at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy and interned with the Pentagon’s Office of Middle East Policy and the American Refugee Committee. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Near

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Looking for the root causes of the potato crisis

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Hadeer El-Mahdawyand Madamasr Nada Arafat Paper

November 22, 2018 16:31 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawy and Nada Arafat Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/22/feature/economy/looking-for-the-root-causes-of-the-potato-crisis/ Approach a vegetable vendor in Cairo in recent months looking for potatoes, and you’ll likely be in for a surprise. For one kilogram of potatoes, a staple food item for many Egyptians, you might pay as much as LE14...

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Egypt: Mass Arrests of Lawyers, Activists

2018 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Judicial Affairs Paper

November 18, 2018 15:06 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/18/egypt-mass-arrests-lawyers-activists (Beirut) – Egyptian police and National Security Agency (NSA) forces have conducted a mass arrest campaign, rounding up at least 40 human rights workers, lawyers, and political activists since late October 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of those arrested...

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