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Ikhtiar 2 When the magic turns on the magician

2021Asmaa ShukrCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMediaPaper
May 05, 2021 14:13 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/ikhtiar-2-when-the-magic-turns-on-the-magician/ The episodes of the Egyptian serial “Ikhtiar 2”, which is being aired during the holy month of Ramadan this year, have sparked much controversy and rage, especially after the fifth episode that was dedicated to showing scenes from the dispersal of...

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Is the new Arab alliance too good to be true?

2021Chatham HouseDemocracy and PoliticsDr. Neil QuilliamEgyptForeign RelationsPaper
May 04, 2021 14:05 pm
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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr. Neil Quilliam Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/05/new-arab-alliance-too-good-be-true Alliances in the Middle East come and go, often shaped and determined by regional competition and international intervention. The past few years have seen the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel, the reconciliation between the GCC states...

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The Blocking of the Suez Canal: Lessons and Challenges

2021Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsOfir WinterPaperShmuel EvenTomer Fadlon
May 03, 2021 14:07 pm
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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Tomer Fadlon, Ofir Winter, Shmuel Even Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/suez-canal/ The giant cargo ship that stopped traffic in one of the main arteries in world trade exposed the vulnerability of the Suez Canal and the global supply chain, and the incident sharpens the question of viable alternatives. However...

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Music in Egypt in the Last Decade: Hit and Run with the Authorities

2021Ahmed NajiCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 03, 2021 14:03 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ahmed Naji Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/music-in-egypt-in-the-last-decade-hit-and-run-with-the-authorities/ I started my career in journalism seventeen years ago. In a series of unplanned incidents, I ended up covering musical activities and the contemporary music scene as my main focus.  In a pre-2011...

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Failures of Authoritarian Governance in Egypt

2021Arab Center Washington DCDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptKhalil Al AnaniPaper
April 28, 2021 14:01 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/failures-of-authoritarian-governance-in-egypt/ On March 23, the world’s attention turned to Egypt as traffic in the strategic Suez Canal was disrupted after the 400-meter container ship, the Ever Given, ran aground in heavy wind. The crisis, which lasted for almost six days until...

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The US and Egypt: A new tone and new priorities, but so far no dramatic decisions

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
April 28, 2021 13:51 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/biden-administration-and-middle-east-reflecting-first-100-days At the end of Joe Biden’s first 100 days as president of the United States, where do things stand when it comes to U.S. policy toward the Middle East and North Africa? We asked experts and scholars from across MEI to weigh in...

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Egypt: Engineering Authority & Domination of ‘National Projects’

2021Abbas QabbariCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaper
April 22, 2021 14:17 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abbas Qabbari Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-engineering-authority-domination-of-national-projects/ The role of the Egyptian armed forces in public affairs has remarkably increased since the overthrow of late President Mohamed Morsi, where such role is in no way the same as it had been before the January revolution. Since then...

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Lessons from Israel and Egypt’s lukewarm peace

2021Atlantic CouncilEgyptForeign RelationsGabriel MitchellPaper
April 20, 2021 14:08 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Gabriel Mitchell Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/lessons-from-israel-and-egypts-lukewarm-peace/ On March 9, Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen met with his Egyptian counterpart Nasser Fahmi in the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, located at the southernmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula. On the face of it, nothing...

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Lawyering for Change: Q&A with Ahmed Ezzat on Egypt

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
April 19, 2021 13:52 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/qa-with-ahmed-ezzat-on-egypt/ Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, lawyers work to support those organizing on-the-ground; to mobilize the legal community; and to bring about systemic change. In Lawyering for Change, TIMEP’s Legal Unit conducts a...

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Egypt’s Health Insurance: Legislative & Institutional Structure

2021Abbas QabbariDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHealthPaper
April 15, 2021 13:44 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abbas Qabbari Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-health-insurance-legislative-institutional-structure/ Before the 2013 coup, various laws had affiliated all medical treatment authorities, councils, and institutions to the Ministry of Health ; stressing dominance and mandate of the ministry over all medical and therapeutic terms of...

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GERD Crisis Military Capabilities and Likely Confrontation

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
April 12, 2021 14:05 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/gerd-crisis-military-capabilities-and-likely-confrontation/ The Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis is currently going through a critical stage, as political negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are stumbling due to Ethiopian intransigence and failure to take...

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Egypt Trains Crises: Problems, Priorities and Alternatives

2021Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesOmar KhalafPaper
April 08, 2021 14:09 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Omar Khalaf Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-trains-crises-problems-priorities-and-alternatives/ Over the past decades, hardly a year goes by in Egypt without occurrence of a tragic accident on Egypt’s railways. Since the 1980s, the Egyptian government has addressed railways, means of mass transport and their related bodies as...

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