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A Ticking Bomb: Egypt’s Youth Unemployment

2016 Bahgat Korany Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Basma Serag Economy Mostafa El-Sayyad Paper Youth

July 30, 2016 05:55 am

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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Bahgat Korany, Mostafa El-Sayyad, Basma Serag Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/sahwa_papers/policy_paper/a_ticking_bomb_egypt_s_youth_unemployment/(language)/eng-US Snapshot: SAHWA’s qualitative and quantitative data, other data sets and recent field work all confirm that unemployment...

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Youth unemployment in Egypt: A ticking time bomb

2016 Adel Abdel Ghafar Economy Egypt Paper The Brookings Institution Youth

July 28, 2016 03:41 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/07/29/youth-unemployment-in-egypt-a-ticking-time-bomb/ Earlier this week, a satirical Facebook post announced that the Egyptian Army engineers have developed an Egyptian dollar to combat the continued rise of the U.S. dollar. The new and improved $100 note features Egyptian...

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Educated but unemployed: The challenge facing Egypt’s youth

2016 Adel Abdel Ghafar Culture, Education and Development Economy Paper The Brookings Institution Youth

July 27, 2016 05:53 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/educated-but-unemployed-the-challenge-facing-egypts-youth/ Introduction and Context As the events of the so-called Arab Spring unfolded, a wave of optimism surged through the region. Following the example of their Tunisian counterparts, millions of Egyptians took to the streets in...

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Students and Democratization in Egypt

2016 Abdel-Fattah Mady Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper Wilson Centre Youth

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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Youth unemployment and the ‘Egyptian right wing’

2016 Amr Adly Economy Madamasr Paper Youth

April 13, 2016 05:56 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/04/13/opinion/economy/youth-unemployment-and-the-egyptian-right-wing/ I watch the TV program “Hona al-Asema” (Here’s the Capital), which airs on the privately owned CBC and is hosted by anchor Lamis al-Hadidy, on a regular basis. Not only because it offers a more professional level of analysis of the...

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Beehive: A Crisis of Trust between Young Egyptians and the al-Sisi Regime

2016 Democracy and Politics Egypt Michael Barak Paper The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Youth

January 30, 2016 03:47 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/beehive-crisis-trust-between-young-egyptians-and-al-sisi-regime In late December 2015, students from 24 universities across Egypt launched a widespread protest on social networking sites (SNS) against the involvement of the Egyptian Ministry of Education in...

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Political Participation and International Cooperation: a Public Policy Analysis of Egypt and its Youth Groups

2015 Bahgat Korany Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Civil Society Egypt Paper Youth

June 30, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Author(s): Bahgat Korany Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/sahwa_papers/background_paper/political_participation_and_international_cooperation_a_public_policy_analysis_of_egypt_and_its_youth_groups/(language)/eng-US Snapshot: This paper is divided into four parts and includes four annexes. The first part...

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Promoting Successful Transitions to Employment for Egyptian Youth

2015 Caroline Krafft Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Paper Ragui Assaad Youth

April 30, 2015 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/promoting-successful-transitions-to-employment-for-egyptian-youth/ Abstract: This Policy Perspective argues that active labor market policies, such as public employment schemes, wage subsidies, job search assistance, and skills training have not been effective in improving the...

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Obama Embraces the Nixon Doctrine in Egypt

2015 Carnegie Egypt Human Rights Michele Dunne Paper Robert Kagan Security and Counter-Terrorism Youth

April 03, 2015 03:40 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne, Robert Kagan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/04/03/obama-embraces-nixon-doctrine-in-egypt-pub-59649 Is Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi really an ally in our ongoing struggle against Islamic jihadism and terrorism in the Middle East? That seems to be the prevailing view these days. The Wall Street Journal’s Bret...

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A Generational Battle Among Brothers

2015 Carnegie Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Mostafa Hashem Paper Youth

January 29, 2015 03:36 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mostafa Hashem Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/58865 After about a year of internal conflicts, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has finally begun a comprehensive restructuring process. For the first time, the group is empowering its youth to lead the organization. This shift in approach reflects the former leadership’s realization that it...

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