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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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Al-Azhar’s Role in Freedom of Belief in Egypt

2018 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Islam Barakat Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Media Minorities Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

December 07, 2018 16:04 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Islam Barakat Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/al-azhars-role-in-freedom-of-belief-in-egypt/ “Today, there is no freedom, especially the freedom of religion. The Ministry of Religious Endowments will not allow unlicensed preachers to give sermons at mosques. We are the sole competent authority to decide on this...

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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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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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Will Monaco exhibition return tourism to Egypt?

2018 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Hussein Duqeil Paper

September 26, 2018 02:48 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/will-monaco-exhibition-return-tourism-to-egypt/ IOn Friday, 6 July, 2018, “The Golden Treasures of Pharaohs” Exhibition was inaugurated in the Principality of Monaco by the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Anani and Prince Albert II of Monaco. The exhibition was held under the...

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Egypt: Campaign to Crush Artistic Freedom

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Paper

August 22, 2018 13:15 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa/egypt (Beirut) – The Egyptian authorities have arrested over a dozen people in a crackdown against artists, apparently prosecuting them for exercising their freedom of speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The government also has issued new decrees to severely curtail freedom of expression...

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Africa in the World Cup: Building Cohesion Through the World’s Most Watched Sport

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Karim Foda Mariama Sow Paper The Brookings Institution

June 18, 2018 16:39 pm

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Karim Foda and Mariama Sow Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2018/06/13/africa-in-the-world-cup-building-cohesion-through-the-worlds-most-watched-sport/ The World Cup, which starts this week, is the most-watched sporting event in the world, having reached more than 3 billion people in 2014. This year, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria...

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Sound, silence and the space between

2018 Ash Moniz Culture, Education and Development Egypt Madamasr Paper Topics Women Affairs Year

June 18, 2018 00:27 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Ash Moniz Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/13/feature/culture/sound-silence-and-the-space-between/ With art biennales around the world, a certain economy of artistic production, representation and opportunity is mapped out, usually prioritizing global “centers” and capital city pit-stops for jet-setters. However, there is one biennale that has...

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Selling hope without reward: youth unemployment in Egypt

2018 Culture, Education and Development Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Harry Pettit Paper

June 01, 2018 19:44 pm

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Harry Pettit Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2018/05/29/selling-hope-without-reward-youth-unemployment-egypt/ Many young educated Egyptians face difficulties locating secure employment that matches their skill levels and provides a solid foundation for marriage. This column argues that current initiatives intended to tackle the problem are...

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Snapshot – The Wrong Target: Egypt Imprisons Nonviolent Student Activist For Terrorism

2018 Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Mahmoud Farouk Paper Pomed

May 07, 2018 18:17 pm

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Source: POMED Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-snapshot-the-wrong-target-egypt-imprisons-nonviolent-student-activist-for-terrorism/ SUMMARY On October 15, Andrew Nasif, an Egyptian university student and leftist opposition party member, became the first Coptic Christian to be sent to prison under the country’s draconian anti-terrorism law. The court ruled that...

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Repercussions of the 2013 coup on Egypt’s monuments

2018 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Hussein Duqeil Paper

May 04, 2018 16:07 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/repercussions-of-the-2013-coup-on-egypts-monuments/ After the coup d’état of July 3, 2013, incidents of robbery of antiquities increased significantly. In spite of the overwhelming evidence in this regard, yet officials have repeatedly claimed that the events of January Revolution, 2011...

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