Georges Fahmi Archives - Arab Forum for Alternatives

Abbas Merza AlMorshed ,Fulya Atacan ,Georges Fahmi ,MahaYahya ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nouran Ahmed ,Rustam Mahmoud ,Saad Salloum ,Sabah Al Hallak ,Samir Morcos ,Walid Haddouk ,Youssef LaarajMany are confused by the senseless wars now spreading like wildfire throughout the Arab region. Some think that these conflicts have deep-rooted internal causes, such as the tension between Islamists and liberals. Others look at these conflicts from a sectarian and ethnic perspective and consider them rooted in fundamental disputes between religious or sectarian ideologies or between tribes and provincial regions. There is yet a third group that sees this as a crisis of old regimes…

Youths and Radical Groups from the Perspective of Youths

23 March، 20168fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Ali AlMamouri ,Amr ElShobaki ,Anna Fleischer ,Ayman Abdel Moati ,Baligh Al Mekhlafi ,Bilal el Amine ,Cristina Casbon ,Fouad Ghorbali ,Georges Fahmi ,Habiba Mohsen ,Hazim Fouad ,Jana Nakhal ,Jerome Drevon ,Labib Ismail ,Mavie Maher ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Mohamed Sahbi Khalafoui ,Omar Fassatoui ,Omar Samir Khalaf ,Rabha Allam ,Rouba El Helou ,Sahar Mandour ,Samiha ALHamdi ,Sara Soujar ,Sezer OZCAN ,Sheirf Mohieldin ,Yassin BazzazRadical religious groups witnessed three phases of transformation in their contemporary history. They started with big jihadi organizations then were reduced to small cells until big organizations made a powerful comeback that was distinguished by the use of tactics that were…

Alternatives’ Papers, the first issue, April 2015

29 April، 20158fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Arab Forum for Alternatives ,Georges Fahmi ,Heba Khalil ,Rabha Seif ,Sameh Fawzy ,Shimaa ElSharkawyThis Issue: Follow-ups French from Arabic origins: crisis of integration. A Follow –up paper Future of Egyptian-Saudi relations in he light of regional and international changes. A Follow –up paper Issues Al-Azhar and Democratic transformation in Egypt. Dr. Georges Sarwat Fahmi Syria: Military interactions momentum on a moving map. Rabha Seif Allam Women and Citizenship: Reading the religious capital. Dr. Sameh Fawzy Book of the issue Book Review: Reinventing Democracy (From Greece to Occupy) Shimaa Elsharkawy Article Policy recommendation for the European Union towards a positive role…

Youth Movements Post January 25th Liberation thoughts in face of Mubarak’s institutions

28 April، 20148fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Georges FahmiYouth movements, that became very active during the transitional period and till now, are among the most important manifestations of new ideas of aiming at changing the rules of the political game after the January 25th revolution. This paper aims at analyzing work and activities of these youth movements and nature of challenges they face pursuing changing the rules of the political game after the revolution and to what extent they can replace these rules with new ones. First: New ideas and liberating the public space: Part of the youth chose to engage in civic activities and social movements…

The Left and the Arab Revolutions

10 February، 20148fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Abbas Merza AlMorshed ,Ayman Abdel Moati ,Beshri Maktari ,Georges Fahmi ,Habiba Mohsen ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Omar Samir Khalaf ,Salama Kela ,Sonia AlTamimiIt seemed that the Arab revolutions came at the backdrop of a somehow clear absence of the Left factions and forces at the level of action as well as at the level of political impact in the Arab street on the different causes and concerns of the citizens. Still, Leftist forces, old as well as other new ones, born from the womb of the conflict in the last years of the new millennium, have tried to play different roles in…

Parliament and the New Egyptian Constitution.. Executive Summary and Background

28 March، 20138fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions

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Adam Cygan ,Ali FathElbab ,Amr ElShobaki ,Georges Fahmi ,John McEldowney ,Karim Sarhan ,Mahmoud Kandil ,Mohamed ElAgatiExecutive Summary The challenge facing post-revolution Egypt is to draft a new Constitution which meets the aspirations of all Egyptian citizens and which provides a firm foundation to secure democratic and accountable government in Egypt. Following the fall of the Mubarak regime in January 2011, the process of Constitutional reform provides Egypt with an opportunity to make a break with past and address the inequalities and authoritarian behaviour which characterised the Mubarak regime. Yet despite these being the fundamental stated aims of the revolution, there…