“Today is not the time for criticizing. Today is the time for cheerleading. Tomorrow, we criticize,” said my venture capitalist friend, responding to my skeptical comments after we attended the presentation for the Capital Cairo project the government wishes to...
In the interest of providing the most accurate and timely information on which to assess security developments in Egypt, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) presents the fifth edition of its monthly Egypt Security Watch Briefings. These briefings will serve...
In the interest of providing the most accurate and timely information on which to assess security developments in Egypt, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) presents the fourth edition of its monthly Egypt Security Watch Briefings. These briefings will serve...
In the interest of providing the most accurate and timely information on which to assess security developments in Egypt, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) presents the third edition of its monthly Egypt Security Watch Briefings. These briefings will serve...
In the interest of providing the most accurate and timely information on which to assess security developments in Egypt, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) presents the second edition of its monthly Egypt Security Watch Briefings. These briefings will serve...
Terror attacks continue to present an escalating threat to Egypt's security. Most markedly, the deadliest attacks on Egypt’s soil in nearly a decade occurred on October 24, and Egypt’s most powerful militant group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, declared its allegiance to...
[Editor's Note: This exclusive report presents a comprehensive account of the independent investigations of Egyptian journalist Mohannad Sabry. The mission of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) commits it to supporting freedom of the media; in this interest,...
Nearly two months into the presidency of Abdel-Fattah El Sisi, the character of the Sisi era of governance is beginning to take shape. While many believe it is yet early to make judgments, certain emerging developments set benchmarks by which...
Although sexual harassment in Egypt is a well-known phenomenon, video footage taken by one of the thousands of Egyptians celebrating Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s rise to presidency of the gang rape of an Egyptian woman in Tahir Square graphically exposed...
The specter of sectarian conflict haunts many societies around the world, and Egypt is no stranger to the costs of this pernicious phenomenon. Egypt’s religious minorities—followers of Coptic (and other forms of) Christianity, Shia Islam, the Baha’i faith, Judaism, and...
