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Extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt

2017 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sudarsan Raghavan

September 07, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Sudarsan Raghavan Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/extrajudicial-killings-have-spiked-in-egypt/ Washingtonpost, Since Trump’s Mideast visit, extrajudicial killings have spiked in Egypt, By Sudarsan Raghavan, 30 August 2017. CAIRO — Two months after Sabry Mohammed Said vanished, his body turned up at the morgue. He had been shot three times...

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What Does the Future Hold for U.S.-Egyptian Relations?

2017 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Michael Young Paper

September 07, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michael Young Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/73010 The presidents of Egypt and the United States are a match made in the hell of activists’ nightmares—thin-skinned, authoritarian populists who gain political traction from a “war on terrorism” that, to their followers, justifies a myriad of abuses. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, a general turned...

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“We Do Unreasonable Things Here” Torture and National Security in al-Sisi’s Egypt

2017 Human Rights Human Rights Watch Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

September 05, 2017 06:27 am

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/09/05/we-do-unreasonable-things-here/torture-and-national-security-al-sisis-egypt Summary Since July 2013, when Egypt’s military overthrew the country’s first freely elected president, torture has returned as the calling card of the security services, and the lack of punishment for its routine practice...

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Al-Sisi, Africa and Egypt’s Foreign Priorities

2017 Badr Shafei Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Paper

September 05, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/al-sisi-africa-and-egypts-foreign-priorities/ Al-Sisi’s recent visit to four African countries, namely, Rwanda, Tanzania, Gabon and Chad, has raised questions not only about its timing and significance, but also about its desired goals, whether declared or undeclared, and to what extent the...

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Egypt’s Ban on Church Trips Sends Dangerous Message

2017 Human Rights Ishak Ibrahim Minorities Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 01, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-ban-on-church-trips-sends-dangerous-message/ Coptic monasteries and moulids, the celebrations of saints that bring hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and visitors to holy sites across Egypt, are usually overflowing during the summer. But this year, they are almost...

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Working Paper- Firm Productivity, Technology and Export Status, What Can We Learn from Egyptian Industries?

2017 Economic Research Forum Economy Egypt Mohamed El Arbi Chaffai Paper Patrick Plane

September 01, 2017 03:44 am

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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Arbi Chaffai, Patrick Plane Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/firm-productivity-technology-and-export-status-what-can-we-learn-from-egyptian-industries/ Abstract: We explore to what extent the export status and technological choices are related to firm Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Egyptian industrial firms are investigated...

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Egypt Softens Tone in U.S. Relations

2017 Dalia Rabie Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

August 30, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Dalia Rabie Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-softens-tone-in-u-s-relations/ Prior to President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s first visit to the White House in April, it was reported that his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, sought to “reboot” the countries’ bilateral relations. It wasn’t long before Egypt’s media...

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FGC REFORMATION: THE EGYPTIAN CULTURAL DILEMMA

2017 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Emily Little Paper Rubin Center

August 30, 2017 03:37 am

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Source: Rubin Center Research In International Affairs Author(s): Emily Little Original Link: http://www.rubincenter.org/2017/09/fgc-reformation-the-egyptian-cultural-dilemma/ Summary: Honor violence is commonplace in parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and female genital circumcision (FGC) is often the first violence experienced by many females there. The consequences of...

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A Reading in Egypt’s Development Plan 2017/2018

2017 Abdelhafez Alsawy Culture, Education and Development Economy Egyptian Institute For Studies Paper

August 29, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/a-reading-in-egypts-development-plan-2017-2018/ Planning is not a dream in the void. However, one of the initial steps of proper planning is to know the correct data about resources and needs. Egypt’s Ministry of Planning, as well as the National Planning Institute had been a source of...

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The Tragic Tale of Egypt’s Decline: Is It Also the Story of America’s Future?

2017 Council On Foreign Relations Democracy and Politics Foreign Relations Paper Steven A. Cook

August 28, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/tragic-tale-egypts-decline-it-also-story-americas-future This article was originally published here on Salon.com on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Alexandria, Egypt’s second city, was once a cosmopolitan place. Nestled in the eastern Mediterranean at the corner of Africa and the Levant, it...

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Egypt’s Challenging Shift from Counterterrorism to Counterinsurgency in the Sinai

2017 Meirav Malter Ofir Winter Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Institute For National Security Studies

August 24, 2017 05:53 am

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Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter, Meirav Malter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/egypts-challenging-shift-counterterrorism-counterinsurgency-sinai/ Since June 2017, Egypt has been dealing with a signficant rise in terror attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and inside Egypt by Sinai Province, the Islamic State affiliate. Improving the...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Developments in U.S.-Egypt Aid Relationship

2017 Civil Society Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

August 24, 2017 03:33 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-developments-in-u-s-egypt-aid-relationship/ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS UPDATE, September 7, 2017: On September 6, the office of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), vice-chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, issued a summary of the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations, and...

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