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Tracking Egypt’s Extraparliamentary Laws

2015Democracy and PoliticsJudicial AffairsMay El-SadanyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
August 12, 2015 05:54 am
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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): May El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/tracking-egypts-extraparliamentary-laws/ In the absence of a parliamentary body, Egypt’s constitution grants the president temporary legislative authority alongside his existing executive powers. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi continues to regularly exercise this authority...

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Repression in Egypt from Mubarak to Sisi

2015CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMaged MandourPaper
August 11, 2015 03:40 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/60985 Since July 2013, Egyptian authorities have undertaken a campaign of repression against dissidents. Over the past two years, the scope and severity of this campaign has surpassed any that Egypt saw under Hosni Mubarak. Most notably, security forces attacked mostly peaceful Muslim...

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Whatever is the Matter With Egypt? Nothing All That New

2015Council On Foreign RelationsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperSteven A. Cook
August 10, 2015 03:46 am
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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/whatever-matter-egypt-nothing-all-new My friend Hisham Melham, Al Arabiya’s Washington bureau chief, dean of the Beltway-based Arab press corps, farmer, and intellectual with few peers, wrote a piece that appeared over the weekend called “Whatever is the matter with Egypt?” It is a terrific...

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Sisi’s regime is a gift to the Islamic State

2015Democracy and PoliticsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismShadi HamidThe Brookings Institution
August 07, 2015 05:54 am
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Shadi Hamid Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2015/08/07/sisis-regime-is-a-gift-to-the-islamic-state/ Editor’s note: By any measurable standard, Egypt is more vulnerable to violence and insurgency today than it had been before the Arab Spring. Since the overthrow of former President Mohammed Morsi in 2013, Egypt has seen shocking levels...

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Working Paper- Modelling the Density of Egyptian Quarterly CPI Inflation

2015Doaa Akl AhmedEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMamdouh M. AbdelsalamPaper
August 01, 2015 03:44 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Doaa Akl Ahmed, Mamdouh M. Abdelsalam Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/modelling-the-density-of-egyptian-quarterly-cpi-inflation/ Abstract: This paper aims at modelling the density of quarterly inflation based on time-varying conditional variance, skewness and kurtosis model developed by Leon, Rubio, and Serna (2005). They model...

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Working Paper- Endowments or Discrimination? Determinants of Household Poverty in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperShireen Al Azzawi
August 01, 2015 03:44 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Shireen Al Azzawi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/endowments-or-discrimination-determinants-of-household-poverty-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper investigates whether there is feminization of poverty in Egypt and examines the determinants of poverty by household type. Furthermore, it decomposes the poverty differential between the various...

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THE NEW COUNTERTERRORISM LAW: ANOTHER BLOW TO THE CONSTITUTION, ENCOURAGES EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLING

2015Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismUnknown
August 01, 2015 03:39 am
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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/the_new_counterterrorism_law.pdf Introduction On 7 July, a group of political parties, rights organizations, and public figures issued a statement urging a delay in the issuance of the proposed counterterrorism law pending a broad, genuine social dialogue on the...

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Working Paper- Inequality of Opportunity in the Labor Market for Higher Education Graduates in Egypt and Jordan

2015Caroline KrafftCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRagui Assaad
August 01, 2015 03:37 am
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/inequality-of-opportunity-in-the-labor-market-for-higher-education-graduates-in-egypt-and-jordan/ Abstract: In the Middle East and North Africa, unequal opportunities occur in both the education system and the labor market. The outcomes that individuals achieve in the labor...

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The Turbaned State: An Analysis of the Official Policies on the Administration of Mosques and Islamic Religious Activities in Egypt

2015Amr EzzatCivil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsIbrahim Al-SharqawiIslam BarakatIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
August 01, 2015 03:33 am
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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Amr Ezzat, Islam Barakat, Ibrahim Al-Sharqawi Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/to_whom_do_the_mosques_of_today_belong_finalized_version_ae.pdf Read the full paper by following the original link.

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Who Is Running the Egyptian State?

2015CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptKatie BentivoglioNathan J. BrownPaper
July 31, 2015 03:46 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Katie Bentivoglio Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/31/who-is-running-egyptian-state-pub-60918 For scholars and many journalists, most non-democratic regimes look the same: they are led and designed by autocratic dictators—or sometimes by small cliques—according to the leader’s whims and interests. “Pinochet’s Chile” was...

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Economic Literature Review- Demand and Supply Challenges of Food Security in Egypt

2015EconomyEgyptPaperRacha RamadanThe Egyptian Center For Economic Studies
July 30, 2015 03:45 am
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Source: The Egyptian Center For Economic Studies Author(s): Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://www.eces.org.eg/Publication.aspx?Id=591&Type=26 Overview: Egypt is facing high rates of poverty and unemployment, with 17 percent of Egyptians suffering from food insecurity in 2011. Food insecurity is an important challenge facing the Egyptian government, especially after the 25th of January...

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Unprecedented Pressures, Uncharted Course for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

2015CarnegieIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMichele DunneNathan J. BrownPaper
July 29, 2015 05:53 am
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/29/unprecedented-pressures-uncharted-course-for-egypt-s-muslim-brotherhood-pub-60875 The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition movement and one of its oldest, is squeezed between an unprecedented crackdown from the security state and a young generation pushing for...

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