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Questioning Egypt’s Golden Era

2016Amr KotbCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 23, 2016 05:53 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/questioning-egypts-golden-era/ Mohamed Hassanein Heikal’s death in February marked another loss in the ever-shrinking cast of artists, actors, writers, singers, and journalists who awaken a feeling of nostalgia for many Egyptians. The 1950s and 60s in Egypt made up a period...

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Transitional Justice in Egypt: A Challenge and an Opportunity

2016Catherine TurnerDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 14, 2016 03:47 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Catherine Turner Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/transitional-justice-in-egypt-a-challenge-and-an-opportunity/ In 2011, Egypt was rocked by the events that unfolded in Tahrir Square. The world watched as protesters gathered to demand that Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt since 1981, should go. The protests continued...

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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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Students and Democratization in Egypt

2016Abdel-Fattah MadyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperWilson CentreYouth
May 06, 2016 03:47 am
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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Abdel-Fattah Mady Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/students-and-democratization-egypt Students at Egyptian universities have joined the public protest against Egypt’s recent agreement with Saudi Arabia to give up control of the Red Sea islands of Sanafir and Tiran. The students chanted “the people want the downfall of the regime,” a...

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Tiran, Sanafir, and the Island of Executive Power in Egypt

2016Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
April 21, 2016 03:38 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/tiran-sanafir-and-the-island-of-executive-power-in-egypt/ From an outside perspective, the transfer of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabian control may seem relatively uneventful. The Straits of Tiran can easily be controlled or defended from Sinai given how...

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The United States can’t save Egypt from itself

2016Democracy and PoliticsForeign RelationsPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
April 04, 2016 05:54 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/04/04/the-united-states-cant-save-egypt-from-itself/ Editors’ Note: On March 23, the Working Group on Egypt sent a letter to President Obama urging him to publicly and privately object to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s accelerating crackdown on human rights and...

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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 Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 2016: Scenarios and recommendations

2016Abdelrahman AyyashDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptGerman Council On Foreign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperVictor J. Willi
March 15, 2016 03:35 am
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Source: German Council On Foreign Relations (Gdap) Author(s): Abdelrahman Ayyash, Victor J. Willi Original Link: https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-2016 Snapshot: The Egyptian army’s removal of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 brought major structural transformations to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Today, with thousands of MB leaders and...

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Anatomy of an Election

2016Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHossam BahgatMadamasrPaper
March 14, 2016 03:39 am
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/03/14/feature/politics/anatomy-of-an-election/ Summary: The revelation that the state had a hand in creating this list did not come as a surprise to many. In the months leading up to the elections, the media had hinted and then explicitly accused unnamed “sovereign” state agencies of interfering in...

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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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Five Years after the Revolution, this is Egypt’s Worst Dictatorship

2016Barcelona Centre For International AffairsDemocracy and PoliticsPaperRicard González
February 29, 2016 05:56 am
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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Ricard González Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/opinion/mediterraneo_y_oriente_medio/five_years_after_the_revolution_this_is_egypt_s_worst_dictatorship/(language)/eng-US Five years after the first shoots of the Arab Spring appeared, the landscape in the region is bleak: Syria, Iraq and Yemen...

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Letter From Cairo

2016CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptNancy OkailPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
February 26, 2016 03:40 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nancy Okail Original Link: http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/62891 Strategic Europe continues its Capitals Series exploring how EU foreign policy is viewed by ten countries in Europe’s Southern neighborhood. We have asked our contributors from each capital to give a candid assessment of the EU’s approach toward their country, with a ranking on a...

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