Deaths of Egyptian Soccer Fans Raises Questions

Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Neil Bhatiya, Thanassis Cambanis Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/commentary/deaths-of-egyptian-soccer-fans-raises-questions/ This past weekend, rioting broke out at soccer match in Cairo, Egypt, in which violence between soccer fans and the Egyptian police led to twenty-five deaths. In a conversation with TCF fellow Thanassis Cambanis, I asked...

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Egypt and the falling standards of accountability

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): H. A. Hellyer Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/02/09/egypt-and-the-falling-standards-of-accountability/ February 1, 2012. At least 72 football fans killed, more than 500 injured.  A stadium in Port Said, Egypt. Three years, one week later: February 8, 2015. At least 30 football fans killed, more than 70 injured.  June 30 Stadium...

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Mutual Escalation in Egypt

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mokhtar Awad, Nathan J. Brown Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/02/09/mutual-escalation-in-egypt-pub-59014 Since the overthrow of former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, Egyptian political rhetoric has been overheated. But something different seems to be afoot in both camps. Among the Muslim Brotherhood’s supporters, subtle excuses for...

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The Decline of Coptic Activism in Egypt

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Jayson Casper Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/decline-coptic-activism-egypt During and immediately following the 2011 Egyptian uprising, Coptic activism reached new heights. Copts organized and came together to call for protection for their communities and rights more generally. However, particularly since the fall of the Muslim...

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Egypt’s War in the Sinai Peninsula: A Struggle that Goes beyond Egypt

Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Yoram Schweitzer Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-war-in-the-sinai-peninsula-a-struggle-that-goes-beyond-egypt/ Egypt is in the midst of a war that can be categorized as a low-intensity conflict. This category represents a common pattern of military campaigns in the early twenty-first century...

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Revolutionizing Religion in Sisi’s Egypt

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Amr Leheta Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/revolutionizing-religion-sisis-egypt “We need a religious revolution!” Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi declared those words a month ago as he addressed senior religious leaders from al-Azhar University and elsewhere while Egyptians celebrated the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. The...

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Working Paper- Is Free Basic Education in Egypt a Reality or a Myth?

Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=585&Type=10 Abstract: Egypt has made enormous progress in ensuring that students enter school. Yet low school quality and limited learning in school remain persistent problems. The poor quality of schooling and inefficiencies within the...

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Working Paper- Private Tutoring in Egypt: Quality Education in a Dead Lock between Low Income, Status, and Motivation

Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Sebastian Ille Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=586&Type=10 Abstract: Egypt is facing a major challenge regarding the quality of its primary education. One of the crucial problems of the Egyptian education system is private tutoring. Private tutoring is not to be considered negative per se if it is based...

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Triumph of the Bureaucracy: A Decade of Aborted Social and Political Change in Egypt

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/01/31/triumph-of-bureaucracy-decade-of-aborted-social-and-political-change-in-egypt-pub-58924 The developing military-backed regime under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signals the triumph of the Egyptian bureaucracy, with all of its military, security and civilian components, over three processes of political...

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Egypt’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections: Weakened Parliament, Weakened Parties

Source: German Institute For Security and Counter-Terrorism And International Affairs Author(s): Nadine Sika Original Link: https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/egypt-parliamentary-elections/ Snapshot: According to the roadmap for political transformation announced in July 2013, Egypt’s parliamentary elections should have taken place six months after the constitutional amendments. Yet...

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Egypt’s Fight Against FGM: Is There Hope After All?

Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/egypts-fight-against-fgm-there-hope-after-all Overview: On January 26, 2015, an Egyptian court handed a physician a two-year prison sentence with hard labor, a fine, and the closure of his clinic for one year. The ruling is the first of its kind since a law banned female genital mutilation...

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A Generational Battle Among Brothers

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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