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YemenBaligh Al Mekhlafi This paper is part of a project that aimed at introducing a vision on institutions reform in the Arab region that tackled media, judiciary and religious institutions in three countries Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen. The paper’s focus is identifying the core problems in religious institutions in Yemen and approaching recommendations to tackle these problems. Religious institutions in Yemen are entitled to run the religious issues such as Endowments, Fatwa, houses of worship as well as religious guidance and in the framework of these aspects, the activities undertaken by these institutions vary from solely religious roles to social…

Institutional Reform: Judiciary in Egypt- theoretical foundations and challenges

4 April، 2019emad oufBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Algeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenBy Youssef Ouf 1 This paper is a case study in the book titled Institutional reform in the Arab region (Media, Judiciary, and religious), which is published by AFA in 2016. The paper refers to the Theoretical foundations of the historical attempts to reform Egyptian Judiciary system, and protracted challenges. Ouf tackling the constitutional and law context of the judiciary system in Egypt by referring to the independence of the judiciary as an essential insurance for the check and balance of authorities. The paper presents the divisions of the judicial authority in Egypt,…

Synopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan)

4 April، 2019emad oufPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Algeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenSynopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan) This book is a collaborative work written by: Tamer Kharma, Fares Ashti, Rabei Wahba, Lutfi Boumghar, Salama Kila, Mohammad Alagati, Abdelrahim Manar Alsolaimi, Nuran Sayed Ahmad, Amri Al Shobki, Heba Raouf Ezzat. And Edited by Amro Al Shobki. This book is about seven case studies from various Arab countries based on the protests that raged in the Arab world since 2011. The aim of the cases is trying to understand the historical, subjective, political, economic…

Paper: The problematics of alternative economy in the Arab region

10 May، 2018أيمن عبد المعطيBooks and manuals, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions

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Maan DammagAlgeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenEconomic policies played a major role in the revolutions staged in 2011 in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, and Syria as well as protests that took place in other countries in the region such as Bahrain and Morocco. However, Arab revolutions are still mainly attributed to the authoritarian nature of ruling regimes. With the collapse of socialism in the Eastern Bloc, chances at finding an alternative to the capitalist system dwindled. Even the 2008 financial crisis did not lead to serious attempts at replacing the economic system that triggered this crisis and most…

Book: Alternative Economy in the Arab region “Concepts and Issues”

1 February، 20178fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions

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Ayman Abdel Moati ,Gennaro Gervasio ,Jana Nakhal ,Layla Al Riahi ,Marzouq Alnusf ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nourredine Bessadi ,Raja Kassab ,Salama KelaAlgeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenUnderlining the drawbacks of the capitalist system and looking into alternative economic solutions started with a number of initiatives that began in the 19th century. These included the Paris Commune in 1871 and before it farmers’ revolts against feudalism, the Russian Revolution in 1917, the revolutionary waves of the 1920s and 1930s, and the alternative economic models initiated by workers and professionals in the late 20th century and the early 21st century. All these…