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Sinai Deportees and Prospects of Protracted Conflict (1)

2019Civil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsNouran HassanPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
July 17, 2019 18:54 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Nouran Hassan Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-deportees-and-prospects-of-protracted-conflict-1/ Forceful eviction operations have started in North Sinai since 2014 to ‘establish a buffer zone’ to embattle ISIS-affliated militants who gained hold of the northern governorate during the turbulent years between 2011-2014. A recent...

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TIMEP Brief: LGBTQ Human Rights in Egypt

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
July 17, 2019 18:42 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link:  https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-briefs/timep-brief-lgbtq-human-rights-in-egypt/ During the rule of former president Hosni Mubarak and under current President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi, the Egyptian government has appealed to its conservative base by positioning itself as a moral authority, instituting...

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New NGO law criticized as mere cosmetic change

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperRana Mamdouh
July 17, 2019 17:28 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/07/17/feature/politics/new-ngo-law-criticized-as-mere-cosmetic-change/ Parliament overwhelmingly approved on Monday a new law governing the operations of non-governmental organizations to replace a 2017 law currently in place. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi first called for the 2017 law to be amended in...

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EGYPT: DRAFT NEW NGO LAW RETAINS REPRESSIVE ESSENCE OF OLD ONE

2019Amnesty InternationalCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
July 16, 2019 17:56 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link:  https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde12/0715/2019/en/ Despite the Egyptian government’s claims to the contrary, a draft new NGO law passed by parliament yesterday preserves the repressive essence of the law of 2017 currently in force and would help perpetuate the devastating crackdown on human rights defenders...

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Political Implications of President Morsi’s Demise

2019Badr ShafeiCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
July 16, 2019 17:38 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/political-implications-of-president-morsis-demise/ Death of someone may have some social consequences after the family’s loss of their bread winner; where the wife becomes a widow and the children become orphans. Sometimes, the deceased’s family is subjected to attitudes of cupidity both from...

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An Own Goal in Cairo

2019CarnegieCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsPaperSherif Mohy El DeenWomen Affairs
July 16, 2019 17:10 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/79507 The early exit of the Egyptian national team from the African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt was considered a double loss by many people in the country. It was a sporting loss, given Egypt’s elimination by South Africa on July 6. But it was also a loss in terms of morals, because

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The Unfinished History Between America and the Muslim Brotherhood

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign RelationsHudson InstituteIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMohamed-Ali AdraouiPaper
July 12, 2019 18:21 pm
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Source: Hudson Institute Author(s): Mohamed-Ali Adraoui Original Link: https://www.hudson.org/research/15136-the-unfinished-history-between-america-and-the-muslim-brotherhood On July 11, 2018 the U.S. Congress’s Subcommittee on National Security organized a series of hearings on “The Muslim Brotherhood’s Global Threat.”1 The purpose was to determine what dangers the Muslim Brotherhood poses to...

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Egypt’s FY2019-20 Budget & Govt.’s Alleged Achievements

2019Abdelhafez AlsawyEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaper
July 12, 2019 17:25 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-fy2019-20-budget-govt-s-alleged-achievements/ On Tuesday 25 June 2019, immediately after the Egyptian parliament ratified the state’s Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget, Egypt’s Minister of Finance Dr. Mohamed Maait said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that Egypt is in talks with the IMF...

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The Death of Morsi and Its Implications for the Muslim Brotherhood

2019Alison PargeterEgyptForeign RelationsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
July 12, 2019 17:00 pm
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Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Alison Pargeter Original Link:  https://jamestown.org/program/the-death-of-morsi-and-its-implications-for-the-muslim-brotherhood/ The death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on June 17 sent shockwaves through the Muslim Brotherhood. While Morsi’s death may have been predictable given the former president’s...

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Some people prefer working in the shadows

2019Civil SocietyEconomyEgyptMadamasrOsman El SharnoubiPaper
July 12, 2019 16:59 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Osman El Sharnoubi Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/07/12/feature/economy/some-people-prefer-working-in-the-shadows/ Egypt’s vast informal economy has drawn the focus of government officials in recent years. Authorities have been looking to merge the informal economy with the formal economy as quickly as possible in order to boost official economic...

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Sisi and the Army – Military Scene in June 2019

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
July 12, 2019 16:54 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sisi-and-the-army-military-scene-in-june-2019/ From the early moments of assuming power, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has worked to impose full control over the military institution as well as all other security institutions. He has also been keen on maintaining continued restructuring of the...

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MP: New fuel pricing mechanism ‘rushed’ through to appease IMF on subsidy cuts

2019Beesam KassabEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMadamasrPaper
July 09, 2019 17:41 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Beesan Kassab Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/07/09/feature/economy/mp-new-fuel-pricing-mechanism-rushed-through-to-appease-imf-on-subsidy-cuts/ The government raised fuel prices on Friday, the latest in a round of subsidy cuts tied to an economic program backed by the International Monetary Fund. This is the fifth hike in fuel prices since the process...

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