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5 March 2010
Published by: Middle East Research and Information Project
It appears, therefore, that the Nag‘ Hammadi murders were part of a pattern of sectarian incidents characterized by two important features: first, a crime attributed to a Christian is answered with collective punishment of all Coptic citizens in the area and second, state security is lax in containing vigilantism.
1 March 2010
Published by: Freedom House
This chapter in the 2010 Freedom House Report on Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa details the situation of women in Egypt.
1 March 2010
Published by: Freedom House
This study, conducted by Freedom House provides a detailed look at the conditions faced by women in the Middle East and an understanding of the complex environment surrounding efforts to improve their status.
1 January 2010
Published by: Routledge
Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases'.
1 January 2010
1 January 2010
Published by: bepress
Social protection initiatives in Africa increasingly aim to institutionalize systems that guarantee assistance for the very poor and...
1 December 2009
This paper is based on a global review of fisheries decentralization programs (co-management) in sub-Saharan Africa. Partly challenging the current narrative, but in line with experience in other sectors (e.g., forestry), the review shows that the outcomes of these decentralizations have not been systematically positive.
1 October 2009
Published by: IDS
This study shows that informal relationships between key policymakers and investors have played an important role in raising levels of investment and fostering economic growth.
1 June 2009
Published by: IDS
Making sense of an HIV-positive diagnosis is often a struggle. Across Africa this is mediated by a new globalism in public health; the last decade has seen an array of new international initiatives and funding mechanisms.
1 April 2009