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In Sinai, Egypt Faces Tough Task to Counter Instability

2015Andre CollingEgyptInternational Peace InstitutePaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
May 13, 2015 03:36 am
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Source: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/05/sinai-egypt-isis-al-qaeda/ Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is increasingly being affected by high levels of conflict and instability, which has left hundreds of people dead and thousands more wounded since 2011. The latest of these attacks reportedly occurred earlier today, when four...

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Egypt’s Deregulated Property Market: A Crisis of Affordability

2015EconomyEgyptMiddle East InstitutePaperYahia Shawkat
May 05, 2015 03:45 am
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Yahia Shawkat Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/egypts-deregulated-property-market-crisis-affordability What Egyptians call the azmit al-iskan—the housing crisis—is exemplified by the 1986 movie, Karakon fi-l-Shari‘a, or Prison in the Street. The film depicts a typical middle class family that, evicted from its condemned home, must resort to...

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From Restriction to closure of public space in Egypt Egyptian Government Clamps Down on Rights Groups, Seeking their Eradication

2015Cairo Institute For Human Rights StudiesCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsHuman RightsPaperUnknown
May 04, 2015 05:52 am
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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=14940&lang=en The undersigned organizations utterly reject and condemn the increasingly aggressive actions taken by the Egyptian government and the investigating bodies against civil society, especially rights groups. We believe the goal of these measures is to slowly strangle the...

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Working Paper- Women’s Participation in the Egyptian Labor Market: 1998 – 2012

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyPaperRana HendyWomen Affairs
May 01, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/Womens-participation-in-the-egyptian-labor-market-1998-2012/ Abstract: This paper examines the reasons for the persistently low participation of women in the Egyptian labor market over time and across the different economic sectors, using the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) 2012. This...

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Working Paper- Wages and Inequality in the Egyptian Labor Market in an Era of Financial Crisis and Revolution

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMona SaidPaper
May 01, 2015 03:45 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mona Said Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/wages-and-inequality-in-the-egyptian-labor-market-in-an-era-of-financial-crisis-and-revolution/ Abstract: This paper investigates the pattern of wages and wage inequality in Egypt over the period 1988-2012, a time of substantial economic and political changes, including the recent global...

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Working Paper- Flexible Labor Regulations and Informality in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptJackline WahbaPaperRagui Assaad
May 01, 2015 03:45 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Jackline Wahba, Ragui Assaad Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/flexible-labor-regulations-and-informality-in-egypt/ Abstract: Do flexible labor market regulations reduce informal employment? This paper examines the effects of changes in labor regulations on the incidence of formal employment. Using the case of Egypt, we study the effects...

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Working Paper- MSEs Informality and Productivity: Evidence From Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHala Abou-AliPaperReham Rizk
May 01, 2015 03:45 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hala Abou-Ali, Reham Rizk Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/mses-informality-and-productivity-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: This paper assesses the impact of informality on household enterprise performance in terms of productivity and size of output. Furthermore, it pinpoints informality determinants with respect to different types of...

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Working Paper- Informality and Socio-Economic Well-Being of Women in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHala Abou-AliPaperReham RizkWomen Affairs
May 01, 2015 03:36 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Reham Rizk, Hala Abou-Ali Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/informality-and-socio-economic-well-being-of-women-in-egypt/ Abstract: The paper attempts to quantify the impact of informal employment on women’s contribution to the household budget. It further pinpoints the socio-economic factors that affect women’s struggle to meet their...

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Working Paper- Changes in the Institution of Marriage in Egypt from 1998 To 2012

2015Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRania SalemWomen Affairs
May 01, 2015 03:36 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rania Salem Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/changes-in-the-institution-of-marriage-in-egypt-from-1998-to-2012/  Abstract: Fear over the perceived breakdown of the institution of marriage plagues many Egyptian policy-makers and members of the public. This study examines the trajectory of marriage behaviors in three...

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Promoting Successful Transitions to Employment for Egyptian Youth

2015Caroline KrafftEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui AssaadYouth
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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Egypt’s Salafists at a Crossroads

2015Ashraf El-SherifCarnegieIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
April 29, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Ashraf El-Sherif Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/04/29/egypt-s-salafists-at-crossroads-pub-59928 SUMMARY Salafism has been one of the most dynamic movements in Egypt since 2011. Dealt a difficult hand when Hosni Mubarak was ousted from the presidency, Egyptian Salafists have skillfully navigated the transition. Their entry into the...

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Cairo’s Townhouse Gallery: Social Transformation through Art

2015Culture, Education and DevelopmentMaria GoliaMiddle East InstitutePaper
April 27, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Maria Golia Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/at/cairo%E2%80%99s-townhouse-gallery-social-transformation-through-art As the urban historian Lewis Mumford pointed out, “When a city has reached the megapolitan stage, it is plainly on the downward path: it needs a terrific exertion of social force to overcome the inertia, to alter the direction of...

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