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July 2024

Egypt’s Carceral Complex

Since taking power, el-Sisi has vastly expanded his country’s network of prisons and detention centres   For over a month now, hundreds of prisoners in Egypt’s notorious Badr 1 Prison, around 70 kilometres northeast of Cairo, have been staging a..

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June 2024

From Mediator to Plaintiff What is behind Egypt’s decision to join the South African ICJ case?

As Israel proceeded with its military operation in Rafah, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry suddenly announced on 12 May its “intention to officially intervene in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice”. The move was..

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February 2024

Egypt, a Regional Hegemon in Decline

Egypt, a Regional Hegemon in Decline   Escalating tensions in the Red Sea are exposing Cairo’s dwindling influence in the Horn of Africa     An old Arabic proverb states “Misfortunes do not come singly.” Incidentally, it probably best describes..

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February 2024

In Egypt, the Police are Soldiers for the Regime

In Egypt, the Police are Soldiers for the Regime   Building on traditions dating back to colonialism, Egyptian police today are more militarized than ever     Scholarly debates around “police militarization” may not be new as such, but they..

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December 2023

A Palestinian State in North Sinai?

A Palestinian State in North Sinai?   Mass displacements in Palestine, population management in Egypt     Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, prominent voices in Israel have openly called for the complete destruction of Gaza..

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November 2023

Egypt’s Presidential Pantomime

Egypt’s Presidential Pantomime   Egyptians are headed to the polls next month, but the winner is a foregone conclusion     The most populous country in the Arab world is soon heading to the polls to elect a president. Egypt’s..

Research
October 2023

Paving a Road to Perdition: El-Sisi and the Drivers of Egypt’s Economic Ruin

Paving a Road to Perdition: El-Sisi and the Drivers of Egypt’s Economic Ruin   Author: Colin Powers Reviewed by: Maha Ben Gadha Design and layout by: ozads.org   At the time of writing, the Egyptian economy remains mired in a..

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August 2023

Cairo’s Panopticon 2.0 The history and present of state surveillance in Egypt

With roughly between 95 to 99% of the population crammed into less than 5% of the total land, political scientist Amy Holmes rightly remarks that “It is safe to say that the Egyptian people were, almost without exception, under the..

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July 2023

Egypt: A Decade of Counter-Revolution

Egypt: A Decade of Counter-Revolution   The ten years since the coup have witnessed unprecedented repression and censorship   Today marks ten years since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, then the Egyptian Minister of Defence, staged a coup against Egypt’s first democratically..

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March 2023

The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Small Scale-Farmers in Egypt Poultry producers as an example

The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Small Scale-Farmers in Egypt Poultry producers as an example   Poultry farming in Egypt has embodied over the decades one of the most important aspects of food sovereignty for small-scale farmers in the..

November 2022

Podcast COP27: A Political Gift for El-Sisi’s ?

This new episode takes us to Egypt, the country is under the spotlights for organizing the COP 27 in a particularly tense period for human rights

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November 2022

Podcast COP27: A Political Gift for El-Sisi’s ?

https://soundcloud.com/north-africa-talks/cop27-a-political-gift-for-el-sisis-torture-regime This new episode takes us to Egypt, the country is under the spotlights for organizing the COP 27 in a particularly tense period for human rights