2017 – Page 13 – Middle East Policy Platform

The Dueling Narratives of the Islamic State and the Egyptian State

2017 Egypt Jake Greene Nancy Okail Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

April 19, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Jake Greene Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-dueling-narratives-of-the-islamic-state-and-the-egyptian-state/ When President Donald Trump welcomed Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi at the White House earlier this month, Trump applauded Sisi’s efforts to fight terrorism in Egypt as Sisi boasted about...

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How Will Sisi Respond to Attacks on Egypt’s Christians?

2017 Andre Colling International Peace Institute Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 17, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2017/04/sisi-response-to-attacks-on-egypt-christians/ Militants attacked two Coptic Christian churches in northern Egypt on April 9, killing over 40 people and wounding dozens more. In reaction to the blasts, which were claimed by the Islamic State, President Fatah el-Sisi deployed...

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Egypt’s Human Rights Movement Repression, Resistance, and Co-optation

2017 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Human Rights Khaled Mansour Paper The Century Foundation

April 17, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Khaled Mansour Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/egypts-human-rights-movement/ Snapshot: Since the mid-1980s, the number of Egyptian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on human rights has grown rapidly. But despite the proliferation of organizations, the human rights movement in Egypt has never been very effective, and is now...

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Security Cooperation Agreement between Egypt and Germany

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

April 17, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/security-cooperation-agreement-between-egypt-and-germany/ The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany And the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”, Desiring to further consolidate and develop the friendly relations between the Federal...

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Egypt Is in a State of Emergency. Here’s What That Means for its Government.

2017 Carnegie Judicial Affairs Nathan J. Brown Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 13, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/13/egypt-is-in-state-of-emergency.-here-s-what-that-means-for-its-government-pub-68663 After Palm Sunday bombings killed close to four dozen churchgoers in two Egyptian cities, President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi and the Egyptian cabinet declared a nationwide state of emergency, which was...

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A Seesaw for Sisi in Washington

2017 Carnegie Economy Egypt Michele Dunne Paper

April 13, 2017 03:41 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/68656 The April 9 killing of 49 Coptic Christian worshippers in two suicide bombings in Tanta and Alexandria was generally portrayed in media outlets as a setback for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a triumphant week when he visited the United States. But while the terrorist attacks...

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The April, 2017 Attacks on Egyptian Churches: ISIL Victimizes an Egyptian Religious Community

2017 Doha Institute Egypt Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

April 13, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: Doha Institute- Arab Centre For Research And Policy Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/The_April_2017_Attacks_on_Egyptian_Churches_ISIL_Victimizes_an_Egyptian_Religious_Community.aspx Introduction A series of coordinated terrorist attacks struck Coptic Orthodox churches across Egypt on April 9, celebrated as Palm Sunday...

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Egypt | Does Egypt’s President Really Want to Fight Terrorism?

2017 Bahey Eldin Hassan Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Democracy and Politics Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 12, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Bahey Eldin Hassan Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=19817&lang=en The Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt is on the march. On Palm Sunday, a pair of bombs killed 45 people at church. This was the third major attack on Coptic churches in less than four months — and the first such attack recently in major

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The Ultras Ahlawy Football, Violence, and the Quest for Justice

2017 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Karim Medhat Ennarah Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Century Foundation

April 11, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Karim Medhat Ennarah Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/the-ultras-ahlawy/ Snapshot: The “Ultra” fans of Egyptian football emerged from the world of sport in 2011 to play an important role in the revolution. Then, in Port Said in February 2012, tragedy struck: seventy-two football fans were killed in a melee and stampede. The flawed

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It’s time to take a hard look at the U.S. relationship with Egypt

2017 Foreign Relations Michele Dunne Paper Robert Kagan The Brookings Institution

April 05, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Robert Kagan, Michele Dunne Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/04/05/its-time-to-take-a-hard-look-at-the-u-s-relationship-with-egypt/ Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi will be celebrated in Washington on Monday as a major ally in the fight against terrorism and radical Islamic extremism, as well as a supporter of U.S. efforts...

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Egypt’s Resilient and Evolving Social Activism

2017 Amr Hamzawy Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Paper

April 05, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Hamzawy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/05/egypt-s-resilient-and-evolving-social-activism-pub-68578 Snapshot: With the decline of party politics in Egypt, social activism is becoming increasingly relevant in the fight against the government’s new authoritarian policies and tactics. While Egypt’s ruling generals have developed a...

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Media and War of Rumors during Morsi Tenure

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Media Osama Alrashidi Paper

April 05, 2017 03:34 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Osama Alrashidi Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/media-and-war-of-rumors-during-morsi-tenure/ Summary This study investigates and analyzes the narratives adopted by the Egyptian media from the date President Mohammed Morsi assumed power by the end of June 2012, until the military coup took place in July 2013. The study also attempts to...

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