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Views: Comments on Bahey eldin Hassan’s ‘Defending Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19’

2020-12-16
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An army member wearing a protective mask stands guard between students as they attend the first day at Al Saadeya school, following months of closure due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Cairo, Egypt, 17 October 2020. Reuters, Mohamed Abd El Ghany.

In a recent contribution, Bahey eldin Hassan discusses three broad dynamics that alone or in partial combination could shape global…

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Conference Proceeding: The Future of Secular Opposition in Egypt

2020-10-13
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An Egyptian police officer stands guard outside a polling station during ballots counting on the final day of the referendum on draft constitutional amendments, Cairo, Egypt, 22 April 2019. Reuters, Mohamed Abd El Ghany.

On 3 July 2013, Egypt’s military ousted president Mohamed Morsi and installed an interim government lasting until then-Minister of Defence…

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Conference Proceeding: Dynamics of Socioeconomic Protest in Egypt in the time of Authoritarian Neoliberalism

2020-09-29
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Egyptian police take their positions in front of the main gate at the Borg El Arab (Army) Stadium, where the Egyptian Premier League derby soccer match played without spectators due to ‘security reasons’, Alexandria, Egypt, 21 July 2015. Reuters, Amr Abdallah.

On 2 September 2019, a video about military corruption, especially in regards to the construction of a new presidential palace,…

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Conference Proceeding: Egypt’s Current Economic Features and Policies

2020-09-18
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Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates a military agricultural project, 10th of Ramadan city northeast of Cairo, Egypt, 22 December 2018. Egyptian Presidency Handout/REUTERS.

Bearing in mind the difficulties of making predictions, one could expect the recent  agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

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