by Rose Abdelmalak | May 28, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi wave flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday. Shortly afterward, the military staged a coup, ousting Morsi and suspending the constitution. Has Egypt returned back to its old state? Has the Arab Spring done...
by Ria Perez | Mar 2, 2022 | University of Chicago
The connection between authoritarian regimes and a lack of rights for women has been seen many times before. It is often even a distinguishing trait in the popular discourse, however, the struggle for securing equal rights for women has been a continuing struggle in...
by Charlotte Rezak | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
On January 22nd, 2022, Egypt’s human rights issues made headlines when Biden refused $130 million in security assistance that had originally been promised to them, citing human rights concerns. This decision follows pressure from both U.S. lawmakers and human rights...
by Rajvi Amin | Apr 14, 2021 | Georgia State University
The violation of human rights is a tough price to pay to bring stability to a country, at least in the eyes of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. al-Sisi has been in office since 2014, after leading a military coup-d’etat against the Islamist President Mohammed...
by Clara Fong | Apr 29, 2019 | University of Chicago
Amidst the Arab Spring Movement in 2011, Egypt was one of several in the region to successfully overthrow their government, igniting inspiration of a democratic future. Today, however, the continuous political unrest and lack of economic prosperity have led the public...
