Egypt

Abstract This paper raises questions about the extent to which the demand for a uniform civil personal status law, as…

Abstract This article takes up the feminist movement against sexual violence in Egypt after January 2011. It argues that the…

Abstract Since the revolution in 2011 and the reconstitution of authoritarian military rule under Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2013, various…

Abstract ‘Respecting the will of Egyptians is nobler than assuming power.’ Thus said Field Marshal Abdel Fattah El-Sisi before assuming…

The popular demands ‘bread, freedom and social justice’, which resonated across the Egyptian streets in 2011, illustrate how dire economic…

The uprising of 25 January 2011 was the first significant revolt against the system of governance created in Egypt in…

Abstract This article aims at critically analysing the hegemony of Egypt’s business elite and the private press they own during…

Within the past six years, a new military regime took form in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Officers and…

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

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

The coup d’état on July 3, 2013 was a pivotal event in the Muslim Brotherhood (MB)’s history in Egypt, and…

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

Abstract This paper will explore the relationship between the state and minorities in Egypt, in particular the Jewish community in…

An “atheism tsunami” is reportedly engulfing and inundating Arab countries. This has caused outrage and fear in the religious establishment…

This article seeks to investigate the factors behind the Egyptian military’s expanding political role. This, by definition, implies the need…