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Egypt Trains Crises: Problems, Priorities and Alternatives

2021Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesOmar KhalafPaper
April 08, 2021 14:09 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Omar Khalaf Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-trains-crises-problems-priorities-and-alternatives/ Over the past decades, hardly a year goes by in Egypt without occurrence of a tragic accident on Egypt’s railways. Since the 1980s, the Egyptian government has addressed railways, means of mass transport and their related bodies as...

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No sticks, just carrots: a negative income tax for Egypt

2021Ahmed RashadCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaper
April 06, 2021 14:20 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ahmed Rashad Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2021/03/29/no-sticks-just-carrots-negative-income-tax-egypt/ Egypt’s government has provided cash assistance to vulnerable workers during the Covid-19 crisis. As this column explains, there is an opportunity to transform this temporary policy into a rules-based fiscal stimulus or automatic...

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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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Limits & Dimensions of Egyptian-Turkish Rapprochement

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsPaperWessam Fauad
April 02, 2021 14:24 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Wessam Fauad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/limits-dimensions-of-egyptian-turkish-rapprochement/ Contrary to popular belief, Egypt and Turkey -together- have been keen to maintain a relatively moderate degree of warm relations over the past seven years, which enabled bilateral ties to develop positively. Despite expulsion of the Turkish...

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An Old, Ongoing Struggle: Domesticating Religious Institutions in Egypt

2021Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsKhalil Al AnaniPaper
April 02, 2021 14:06 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/an-old-ongoing-struggle-domesticating-religious-institutions-in-egypt/ The relationship between religion and the state is controversial and problematic in the Arab world, particularly with the absence of clear demarcations that could define it. Historically, attempts by the state...

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Shift of Egypt’s Attitude towards the Libyan Issue

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsNoura El HafianePaper
March 31, 2021 14:53 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal and Noura El Hafiane Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/shift-of-egypts-attitude-towards-the-libyan-issue/ The late quarter of 2020 and the early quarter of 2021 witnessed many changes in Egyptian attitude towards the Libyan issue due to Libyan internal reasons -both military and political- on the one hand, and to regional and...

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Egypt: The Pandemic Experience in a Time of Reform

2021Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHealthMiddle East InstituteMohamed GadPaper
March 30, 2021 14:35 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mohamed Gad Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/egypt-pandemic-experience-time-reform Egypt announced its first COVID-19 fatality on March 8, 2020,[1] a few months after concluding a “reform” program supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan it had obtained in 2016.[2] The pandemic thus posed the first test for the...

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Reflecting on the global effort to fight violence against women

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHafsa HalawaMiddle East InstitutePaperWomen Affairs
March 30, 2021 14:16 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Hafsa Halawa Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/reflecting-global-effort-fight-violence-against-women On March 8, the world came together to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), a barometer of annual development on global gender equality. This year, violence against women and women’s protection have been front and center on the...

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Prospects of Egypt-Turkey Relations Amid Mutual Statements

2021Baraah Al-HamdoDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsPaper
March 26, 2021 14:12 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Baraah Al-Hamdo Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/prospects-of-egypt-turkey-relations-amid-mutual-statements/ Recently, several media outlets have raised a substantial controversy about positive statements made by the Turkish side about the relationship between Egypt and Turkey and the tracks that pushed towards rapprochement between the...

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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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Turkish-Egyptian Reconciliation Efforts Echo a Shifting Regional Order

2021Arab Center Washington DCDaniel BrumbergDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaper
March 26, 2021 13:50 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Daniel Brumberg  Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/turkish-egyptian-reconciliation-efforts-echo-a-shifting-regional-order/ Over the past month, Turkey has taken steps to restore diplomatic relations with Egypt. That President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spearheaded this effort is paradoxical. After all, his disdain for President...

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Egypt: Making Exceptions Doesn’t End Discrimination Against Women Judges

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperRadwa ElsamanWilson CentreWomen Affairs
March 25, 2021 14:05 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Radwa Elsaman Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egypt-making-exceptions-doesnt-end-discrimination-against-women-judges Women are still discriminated against concerning access to judicial jobs. Solutions to this discrimination include the strict application of the rule of law. Read more at original link

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