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

2016Civil SocietyErin FracolliPaperSara Abdel RahimThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen 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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The Struggle in Egypt’s Press Syndicate

2016Civil SocietyEgyptMediaMohamad AdamPaperThe 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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Egyptian Political Parties and the Civil Society Crisis

2016Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperRagab SaadThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 10, 2016 03:34 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ragab Saad Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egyptian-political-parties-and-the-civil-society-crisis/ In Egyptian politics, the stances of political movements and parties on human rights and citizenship vary according to their relationship with the incumbent regime. A quick review of the positions of the prominent...

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Civil Service Reform in Egypt: Between Efficiency and Social Peace

2016Amr AdlyCarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
March 27, 2016 03:33 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2016/03/27/civil-service-reform-in-egypt-between-efficiency-and-social-peace-pub-63442 Since its election in January, the Egyptian Parliament approved with no notable modification more than three hundred legislations that were passed between 2013 and 2015. The only exception made was the “civil service law”...

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The Struggle in the Egyptian Medical Syndicate

2016Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHani HodaibPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 02, 2016 03:34 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Hani Hodaib Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/struggle-in-egyptian-medical-syndicate/ Editor’s Note: On January 28 of this year, an incident at Matariya Teaching Hospital sparked a conflict between the Egyptian Medical Syndicate and the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior that is still ongoing. Doctors—complaining of police...

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Egyptian Civil Society in Transition—Reflections on Cairo’s Governance

2016Civil SocietyMiddle East InstitutePaperSusanna Myllylä
January 05, 2016 05:52 am
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Susanna Myllylä Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/map/eegyptian-civil-society-transition%E2%80%94reflections-cairo%E2%80%99s-governance Greater Cairo, with its 20 million people,[1] faces wide-ranging challenges regarding its living conditions, as is typical of Southern megacities. One key factor is that 70 percent of Cairenes live in informal...

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Changing Cairo’s Spaces from the Bottom Up

2015Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsMaria GoliaMiddle East InstitutePaper
October 07, 2015 05:52 am
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Maria Golia Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/changing-cairo%E2%80%99s-spaces-bottom In mid-June, just before Ramadan, the pre-dawn calm of downtown Cairo was shattered by the sound of heavy machinery. The municipality had decided to repair the battered sidewalks, a fairly regular occurrence since shoddy concrete tiles are typically used...

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Low-Cost Authoritarianism: The Egyptian Regime and Labor Movement Since 2013 (2015),

2015Amr AdlyCarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptFatima RamadanPaper
September 17, 2015 03:34 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Fatima Ramadan, Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/09/17/low-cost-authoritarianism-egyptian-regime-and-labor-movement-since-2013-pub-61321 Snapshot: Authoritarianism under military auspices has been reimposed in Egypt since mid-2013. The state has outlawed protests, strikes, and sit-ins in the public sphere and has subjected public spaces...

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Repressing Egypt’s Civil Society: State Violence, Restriction of the Public Sphere, and Extrajudicial Persecution

2015Civil SocietyGerman Institute For Security And International AffairsHuman RightsJannis GrimmPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
August 30, 2015 05:52 am
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Source: German Institute For Security and Counter-Terrorism And International Affairs Author(s): Jannis Grimm Original Link: https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/repressing-egypts-civil-society/ Summary: Since the military coup of July 2013, one of the characteristics of the Egyptian regime has been the lack of clarity on the boundaries of political activism and on what activities it...

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The Turbaned State: An Analysis of the Official Policies on the Administration of Mosques and Islamic Religious Activities in Egypt

2015Amr EzzatCivil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsIbrahim Al-SharqawiIslam BarakatIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
August 01, 2015 03:33 am
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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Amr Ezzat, Islam Barakat, Ibrahim Al-Sharqawi Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/to_whom_do_the_mosques_of_today_belong_finalized_version_ae.pdf Read the full paper by following the original link.

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Political Participation and International Cooperation: a Public Policy Analysis of Egypt and its Youth Groups

2015Bahgat KoranyBarcelona Centre For International AffairsCivil SocietyEgyptPaperYouth
June 30, 2015 03:34 am
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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Bahgat Korany Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/sahwa_papers/background_paper/political_participation_and_international_cooperation_a_public_policy_analysis_of_egypt_and_its_youth_groups/(language)/eng-US Snapshot: This paper is divided into four parts and includes four annexes. The first part...

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Egypt’s Short and Long-Term Challenges

2015Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMiddle East InstitutePaperPaul SalemSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
May 27, 2015 03:33 am
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Paul Salem Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/egypts-short-and-long-term-challenges In the year since being elected to the presidency, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has consolidated a ruling coalition, restored economic growth, and brought back considerable stability to the country after four years of turmoil. But this has come with a harsh crackdown...

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