Culture, Education and Development – Page 18

Egypt’s Online Repression Thwarts Both Growth and Democracy

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Joey Shea Judicial Affairs Media Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 16, 2019 17:03 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-online-repression-thwarts-both-growth-and-democracy/ After outlawing protests and slowly dominating traditional media, the Egyptian state has embarked upon a multipronged strategy aimed at completely controlling and curtailing digital spaces...

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Rabaa Massacre & Memory of a Whole Generation

2019 Attieh Adlan Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Military Affairs Paper

August 15, 2019 17:15 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Attieh Adlan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/rabaa-massacre-memory-of-a-whole-generation/ This generation will never forget Rabaa Massacre (14 August 2013) committed by the Egyptian police and military forces against the peaceful protesters in Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, cairo, simply because it is unforgettable – particularly for those who...

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Crisis of Egypt’s Cement Sector

2019 Ahmed Hafez Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

August 06, 2019 19:02 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Hafez Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/crisis-of-egypts-cement-sector/ Egypt ranks 14 on the list of the cement producing countries with a production volume of about 60 million tons per year. In early 2016, the government put to bid, through the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), 14 cement licenses which were won...

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Sisi’s Vanity Projects

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Maged Mandour Military Affairs Paper

August 06, 2019 18:42 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79625 Since coming to power, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has undertaken various mega infrastructure projects with dubious economic benefits. Despite a worsening debt crisis, these projects remain a government priority. The debt crisis has grown with the percentage of the total debt of the GDP...

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Egypt: Poverty levels rise amid stringent austerity measures

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Human Rights Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

August 06, 2019 18:36 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-us-turkey-dispute-over-syria-comes-head While it has generally been accepted that Egypt’s economic reform program has been very successful on a macro level, if tough on many of its citizens, a new report has just confirmed it. Read more at original link

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Sinai between ‘Deal of the Century’ and MBS plans

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Haitham Ghoniem Paper

July 31, 2019 18:08 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-between-deal-of-the-century-and-mbs-plans/ None of the military personnel that participated in repelling the tripartite aggression on Egypt in 1956 or the Six Day War (1967), known as the Naksa (setback) or even the October 1973 War – none of them has ever imagined that in April 2016...

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President Morsi & Doctrine of the Egyptian Army

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

July 30, 2019 17:36 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/president-morsi-doctrine-of-the-egyptian-army/ From the early moments of his access to power as President of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, it was clear that Dr. Mohamed Morsi adopted a military approach that relied on the Egyptian military doctrine instilled...

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The Christie’s Affair: The Looting and Sale of Indigenous Egyptian Artifacts

2019 Amal Kandeel Atlantic Council Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Noor Sullivan Paper

July 26, 2019 18:31 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): AMAL A. KANDEEL AND NOOR SULLIVAN Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/the-christie-s-affair-the-looting-and-sale-of-indigenous-egyptian-artifacts This week, Egypt has commemorated the 67th anniversary of the expulsion of King Farouk, the last conduit for British control and exploitation of Egypt, and the...

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Egypt expands support for the most vulnerable

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

July 22, 2019 17:21 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-pakistani-pm-khan-heads-white-house Egypt’s economic reforms and austerity measures have been great for the country’s macroeconomic bottom line, but they have been very hard on its poorer citizens. Slashed subsidies, rising inflation, and a higher cost of living have all...

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Political Implications of President Morsi’s Demise

2019 Badr Shafei Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

July 16, 2019 17:38 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/political-implications-of-president-morsis-demise/ Death of someone may have some social consequences after the family’s loss of their bread winner; where the wife becomes a widow and the children become orphans. Sometimes, the deceased’s family is subjected to attitudes of cupidity both from...

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An Own Goal in Cairo

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Paper Sherif Mohy El Deen Women Affairs

July 16, 2019 17:10 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79507 The early exit of the Egyptian national team from the African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt was considered a double loss by many people in the country. It was a sporting loss, given Egypt’s elimination by South Africa on July 6. But it was also a loss in terms of morals, because

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The Unfinished History Between America and the Muslim Brotherhood

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Hudson Institute Islamic Movements and Institutions Mohamed-Ali Adraoui Paper

July 12, 2019 18:21 pm

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Source: Hudson Institute Author(s): Mohamed-Ali Adraoui Original Link: https://www.hudson.org/research/15136-the-unfinished-history-between-america-and-the-muslim-brotherhood On July 11, 2018 the U.S. Congress’s Subcommittee on National Security organized a series of hearings on “The Muslim Brotherhood’s Global Threat.”1 The purpose was to determine what dangers the Muslim Brotherhood poses to...

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