Governance & Politics Egypt EPW Week in Brief – November 11, 2018 – November 17, 2018 Delegations from the House of Representatives visited the United Kingdom and Belarus to discuss parliamentary cooperation and other issues. Members of the House also met the chair of the Bundestag's human rights committee. TIMEP Nove…
Governance & Politics Egypt Week in Brief – November 4, 2018 – November 10, 2018 At the World Youth Forum, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi announced that he would permit a study into potential amendments for the NGO Law. Representatives mostly praised the decision. TIMEP November 13, 2018 November 13, 2018 Summary At t…
Governance & Politics Egypt Week in Brief – October 14, 2018 – October 20, 2018 The House of Representatives approved President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s renewal of the three-month state of emergency. Most representatives supported the decision, though the 25-30 Bloc notably condemned the House’s approval of the executiv…
Shrine for the Coptic martyrs in the Church of the Martyrs of Faith and Homeland in Martyrs village (formerly al-Awar village), Minya governorate (photo via Wikimedia Commons). Religious & Ethnic Minorities Egypt Coptic Martyrdom: Religious Identity at a Time of Persecution With all due respect to the status of martyr…
TIMEP Brief: Christians in Egypt Egypt’s Christians, who make up roughly 10 percent of the population, have long faced infringements on their rights and been marginalized from political and economic opportunities. TIMEP October 10, 2018 Summary: Egypt’s Christians, who make up roughly 10 percent of the population, hav…
Egypt Civil Society from Alexandria to Aswan: Survival Strategies politics Amy Austin Holmes May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 One year ago, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi ratified an NGO law that codified repression of civil society in Egypt. While the state’s antipathy toward civil society was nothing new, the passage of th…
Gender & Sexuality Egypt Under the State’s Gaze: Repression Against Women’s Rights Organizations In Egypt Egypt. state of emergency politics smohamed May 28, 2018 May 28, 2018 Summary Following the Egyptian uprisings of 2011 and the fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime, Egyptian civil society witnessed a brief and unprecede…
TIMEP Brief: Right to Due Process in Egypt Mass trials, politicized death sentences, civilian trials in military courts, prolonged pretrial detention, and forced disappearances are all common violations of due process that occur in Egypt. TIMEP May 25, 2018 Mass trials, politicized death sentences, civilian trials in …
Egypt Phase III: Voting and Reactions The final brief in the Pulling Back the Curtain series highlights developments and dynamics during and after the voting period, focusing on domestic and international reactions to President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s reelection. TIMEP May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 Introduction: Even befor…
Attack at Rawda Mosque A group of armed assailants attacked worshipers at a mosque in North Sinai’s Rawda village on November 24, 2017, killing 311 civilians. It was the deadliest terror attack in modern Egyptian history. TIMEP December 7, 2017 INTRODUCTION During Friday prayers on November 24, a group of armed assail…