Swem Government Information - Egypt

Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities: Technical Report

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0500

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1203881.pdf Attempts to identify the key characteristics of 13 priority Muslim communities in England including those from Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Aims to determine where the Muslim population is located, its size and demographic characteristics, the level of social infrastructure for each group, and how the government can best engage with them. From the Communities and Local Government Department of the United Kingdom.

Opposition Alliances and Democratization in Egypt

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:28:00 -0500

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/USIP_0608.PDF A summary of a recent conference on the future of democracy in Egypt and the prospects for cooperation between the Islamist and non-Islamist political opposition groups. From the U.S. Institute of Peace

The Egypt-Gaza Border and its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:45:00 -0500

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL34346.pdf Describes the nature of recent friction between Israel and Egypt over alleged smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip by Hamas and how U.S. foreign aid has become involved in the dispute. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:03:00 -0500

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33003.pdf Provides a political history of modern Egypt, an overview of its political institutions, and a discussion of the prospects for democratization. Also covers current issues in U.S.-Egyptian relations. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Egypt: Security, Political and Islamist Challenges

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:34:00 -0500

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB787.pdf Argues that the efforts of the Egyptian government to retain tight control in the name of anti-terrorism is impeding the democratization process. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Democracy and the Middle East: Egypt, the Palestinian territories and Saudi Arabia

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:38:00 -0500

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2006/rp06-054.pdf A British view of the U.S. democratization project in the Middle East, in which U.S. foreign policy makers reject engagement with autocratic leaders in favor of democratic reform and free elections. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/54.

A Hundred Osamas: Islamist Threats and the Future of Counterinsurgency

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:02:00 -0500

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=636 Inspired by the prediction of Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, that U.S. involvement in Iraq would create a hundred more Osamas. Explores the regeneration of Islamist extremist movements in the Muslim world and offers elements of an American counterstrategy. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.