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MENASource

Jun 26, 2014

Egypt’s Minorities Remain Ostracized

By Sarah El-Rashidi

Three years after the January 25 uprising, little headway appears to have been made for Egypt’s marginalized, according to minority and rights groups. Minorities have been subjected to long-standing discrimination in Egypt’s modern history, which became increasingly apparent under Gamal Abdel Nasser. Under Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, and in the wake of his ouster, minorities […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 25, 2014

Building the Pro-Sisi State in Egypt

By MENASource

In an Egypt where the tide has decidedly turned in strong favor of a military-backed goverment and against virtually any form of dissent, President General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi presides over a fragmented, uncoordinated, and incomplete system of governance.

North Africa

Webcasts

Jun 24, 2014

Egypt’s Looming Energy Crisis: Short Term Responses for Energy Security

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Energy and Environment Program cordially invites you to participate in a two-panel event on Egypt’s Looming Energy Crisis: Short Term Responses for Energy Security. Through this workshop, the Atlantic Council seeks to engage in an open collegial nonpartisan dialogue to discuss the most […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 24, 2014

Egypt’s New Law for Parliamentary Elections Sets Up a Weak Legislature

By Scott Williamson and Nathan J. Brown

In an uncharacteristically immodest burst of activity, Egypt’s humble and stolid acting president, Adly Mansour, issued a series of last-minute decree-laws before handing authority over to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Some dealt with harassment, preaching, and littering. He still showed caution and restraint in some significant areas—for instance, a set of legislative changes designed to […]

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In the News

Jun 24, 2014

Hawthorne on the US Relationship with Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

Agence France-Presse quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne on the US approach toward Egypt’s political situation:

North Africa

In the News

Jun 24, 2014

Hawthorne on a “Distancing [US] Approach” Toward Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

The Minneapolis Star Tribune quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne on US security cooperation with Egypt:

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 23, 2014

Factbox: Egypt Court Jails Jazeera Journalists

By EgyptSource

On Monday, the Giza Criminal Court sentenced eighteen people in the Al Jazeera trial to prison sentences ranging from seven to ten years. Only two of the defendants were acquitted.

North Africa

In the News

Jun 23, 2014

Hawthorne on US Interests in Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

Foreign Policy‘s The Cable quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne on US lawmakers’ call for an overhaul of US aid to Egypt, particularly in light of the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists:

North Africa

In the News

Jun 23, 2014

El Dahshan on Egypt’s Economy

By Mohamed El Dahshan

Al Ahram quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed El Dahshan on the Egyptian economy: 

North Africa

In the News

Jun 23, 2014

Hawthorne on Press Freedom in Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

Global Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne on the three Al Jazeera journalists who were sentenced to jail for at least seven years in Egypt:

North Africa

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