Egypt’s Importance in a Time of Troubles

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Paul Salem Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypts-importance-time-troubles This article was first published by Real Clear World. Since the ISIS downing of a Russian airliner over Sinai in October 2015, there has been a bustle of activity between Washington and Cairo. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been to the Egyptian capital...

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Tiran & Sanafir: the Legal Status & the Egyptian Rights

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Moahmmad Mahsoob Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/tiran-sanafir-the-legal-status-the-egyptian-rights/ Summary:   Tiran & Sanafir: the Legal Status & the Egyptian Rights The study is divided into major topics: as follows: Firstly: Tiran, Sanafir and the Israeli ambitions. Secondly: Refuting the three myths: 1840 convention, 1906...

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Egypt’s Mainland Terrorism Landscape

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Allison McManus, Jake Greene Original Link: https://timep.org/esw/articles-analysis/egypts-mainland-terrorism-landscape/ On May 8, four men carried out a brutal mass shooting, emptying their magazines into an adjacent car as they drove along the Nile in Helwan, a district in Cairo. Eight policemen were killed during the attack...

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An Egyptian Take on the “New Middle East”

Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/an-egyptian-take-on-the-new-middle-east/ The voices of peace that were sounded recently in Egypt, which emerged from the inner circles of the Egyptian regime and beyond, attest to the fact that new winds are blowing in the Land of the Nile regarding true opportunities...

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State’s Islam and Forbidden Diversity: Shia and The crisis of Religious freedoms in Egypt 2011-2016

Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Amr Ezzat, Islam Barakat Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/states_islam_and_forbidden_diversity.pdf Introduction    This report documents and analyzes the state of religious freedom for Shia Egyptian citizens and violations of their human rights from January 25, 2011 to May 2016. The report takes 2011 as...

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Working Paper- Do Pensions Reduce the Incentive to Work? Evidence From Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/do-pensions-reduce-the-incentive-to-work-evidence-from-egypt/ Abstract: In this study, we investigate the impact of the receipt of contributory and social pensions on labor supply in Egypt using fixed-effects regressions and panel data from the Egypt Labor Market...

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Working Paper- Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-microcredit-reduce-gender-gap-in-employment-an-application-of-decomposition-analysis-to-egypt/ Abstract: In this paper, we examine the impact of microcredit on labor supply of men and women and subsequently investigate whether microcredit can reduce employment...

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Reducing Air Pollution in Cairo: Raise User Costs and Invest In Public Transit

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Alban Thomas Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/reducing-air-pollution-in-cairo-raise-user-costs-and-invest-in-public-transit/ Abstract: Vehicle exhaust fumes are a major cause of air pollution in developing world megacities, such as Cairo. Egyptian authorities have taken measures to reduce emission rates for existing vehicles and change...

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Egypt: Satire Suppressed: The Arrest of Street Children as Seen on SNS

Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/egypt-satire-suppressed-arrest-street-children-seen-sns On May 10, an Egyptian court sentenced four members of the satirical street theater troupe, “Street Children” (Atfal Soara), to 15 days in prison. The young men were accused of using social...

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The Struggle in Egypt’s Press Syndicate

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mohamad Adam Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-struggle-in-egypts-press-syndicate/ Weeks of tension between Egypt’s journalists and the state have left the Egyptian Syndicate of Journalists divided, while the Egyptian Interior Ministry came out unscathed. This marks another success in the state’s longstanding strategy...

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Questioning Egypt’s Golden Era

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/questioning-egypts-golden-era/ Mohamed Hassanein Heikal’s death in February marked another loss in the ever-shrinking cast of artists, actors, writers, singers, and journalists who awaken a feeling of nostalgia for many Egyptians. The 1950s and 60s in Egypt made up a period...

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