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Monday Briefing: Strengthening Egypt’s ties with Africa

2019 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

July 08, 2019 17:05 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-strengthening-egypts-ties-africa Egypt’s days of woefully neglecting its relations with Africa are over. After more than three decades of perfunctory engagement with its African neighbors — which cost it dearly in terms of economic and cultural advantages and regional...

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Morsi’s Demise and the Black Box Problem

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

July 08, 2019 16:59 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/morsis-demise-and-the-black-box-problem/ The process of documenting the historical stages of any nation, state or even group is significant for several reasons, including preserving its memory and saving it from oblivion, and enlightening the future generations on these events so that they...

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New judicial heads first in series of appointments under new law granting Sisi power to select judicial leadership

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

July 07, 2019 16:42 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/07/07/feature/politics/new-judicial-heads-first-in-series-of-appointments-under-new-law-granting-sisi-power-to-select-judicial-leadership/ The heads of two top judicial bodies were sworn in by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, the first in a series of anticipated appointments following the constitutional...

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Egypt: Series of draconian laws ‘legalizes’ unprecedented repression six years since fall of Morsi

2019 Amnesty International Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper

July 03, 2019 19:01 pm

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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/07/egypt-series-of-draconian-laws-legalizes-unprecedented-repression-six-years-since-fall-of-morsi/ The Egyptian authorities are attempting to normalize human rights violations by passing a series of laws to “legalize” their escalating crackdown on freedom of expression...

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Challenges for Egypt’s Fragile Stability

2019 Alessia Melcangi Atlantic Council Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Giuseppe Dentice Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Youth

July 03, 2019 17:15 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Alessia Melcangi and Giuseppe Dentice Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/challenges-for-egypt-s-fragile-stability The death of Mohamed Morsi on June 17, the only president ever instated through democratic elections, arrived as a reckoning in post-revolutionary Egypt. It can be easy to read this dramatic event as the ideal...

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Short-Term Stability in Exchange for Long-Term Fragility

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

July 03, 2019 16:21 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/short-term-stability-in-exchange-for-long-term-fragility/ It’s no secret that European Union leaders have increasingly focused their attention on the Middle East on one priority: stemming if not stopping migration from the region. Following the surge in asylum...

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Ennahda and Morsi’s Eulogy

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Youssef Cherif

July 02, 2019 18:10 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Youssef Cherif Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79420 Since its return to Tunisia in 2011, Ennahda has tried to distance itself from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). The trend increased since 2013 as the influence of the Islamist network dwindled, when the MB-backed groups fighting in Syria and Libya mutated into violent extremist movements, and after...

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In Morocco, Islamist and Leftist Sympathy, Official Silence

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Maati Monjib Paper

July 02, 2019 18:01 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maati Monjib Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79421 Moroccan Islamists’ reactions to Morsi’s death varied according to their proximity the regime. Prime Minister and Secretary-General of Morocco’s Islamist party, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Saadeddine Othmani was the most cautious, not volunteering any reaction. When journalists asked...

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Morsi’s Death Throws the Brotherhood into Further Turmoil

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Mohammad Affan Paper

July 02, 2019 17:41 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Mohammad Affan Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79419 The tragic death of the ousted president Mohammed Morsi in a courtroom cage elicited minimal reaction inside Egypt. Apart from small confrontations between angry protestors and police forces in his hometown and social media campaigns mourning his loss, there was little else. Egyptians seem to be...

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Morsi, A New Symbol of Sacrifice in Jordan

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Tareq Al Naimat

July 02, 2019 17:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Tareq Al Naimat Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79422 The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has long been a source of inspiration for its Jordanian counterpart, making the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi an emotional blow to the Jordanian Brotherhood. Read more at original link

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The Yemen Element in the UAE’s Anti-Brotherhood Fight

2019 Carnegie Egypt Eleonora Ardemagni Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

July 02, 2019 16:44 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Eleonora Ardemagni Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/79423 In the Gulf States, governments have publicly exploited Mohammed Morsi’s death to support their strategies and bolster their positions on political Islam. Read more at original link

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Mohamed Morsi: Martyr or Traitor?

2019 Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations International Institute For Strategic Studies Islamic Movements and Institutions Ofir Winter Orit Perlov Paper

July 01, 2019 17:10 pm

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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Orit Perlov and Ofir Winter Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/mohamed-morsi-martyr-traitor/ Reactions in Egypt to the death of Mohamed Morsi, six years after his ouster as president, reflect ongoing social and political polarization, in Egypt in particular and the Middle East in general. While President Abdel...

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