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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2017

In Egypt, Watch this (Shrinking) Space

By Ashish Kumar Sen

President’s plan for state of emergency could further reduce space for dissent, said Atlantic Council’s Mirette Mabrouk Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi’s decision to impose a three-month state of emergency in response to deadly church bombings will likely further shrink the space for freedom of expression and dissent in Egypt, according to Mirette Mabrouk, director […]

North Africa

In the News

Apr 10, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Egypt Cabinet OKs State of Emergency After Palm Sunday Church Bombings

By Sarah El Sirgany

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: UN Leadership Is Latest Casualty in Libya

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Sirgany Reports for CNN: Egyptians Respond to ISIS Church Bombings: ‘Your Terrorism Brings Us Together’

By Sarah El Sirgany

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Hellyer Quoted by the Guardian on the ISIS Attack in Egypt on Palm Sunday

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Hellyer in the Globe and Mail: After Egypt Attack, Sectarianism and Extremism Go Hand in Hand

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 9, 2017

Gold Quoted by Agence France-Presse on ISIS in Egypt

By Zack Gold

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North Africa

MENASource

Apr 7, 2017

Al-Azhar and Sisi’s Regime: Structural Roots of Disagreement

By Belal Abdallah

Tensions between Egypt’s religious leadership and its political leadership—represented by the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb, and Egypt’s President respectively—have reached a point where they can no longer be concealed. The underlying disagreement has become public, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has raised this issue in his public speeches, the most recent of […]

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 5, 2017

Egyptian Media Hails New Era in US-Egypt Relations

By Dalia Rabie

After years of condemning and rejecting what it considered an intrusive relationship, Egypt’s state media finally hailed a new era of bilateral relations between the US and Egypt ushered in by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s first meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday.

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2017

Arab Leaders Try to Get Trump’s Attention

By Shehab al-Makahleh

Eager to unlock the door to US-Arab cooperation on tackling regional issues following decades of disappointment with Washington’s lack of understanding of their concerns, three Arab leaders are engaging US President Donald Trump’s new administration over the next month. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Trump at the White House on April 3; Jordan’s King […]

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