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Rapid Scoping Review 2025: Egypt

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Egypt has a rich history of feminist activism, but progress on LGBTQI+ rights and women’s rights ‘remains elusive, characterized by fits and starts along a non-linear trajectory’. Although Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, regularly pays lip service to women’s rights, his government’s record is very poor.

Key Considerations: Female Genital Mutilation Among Sudanese Displaced Populations in Egypt

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice involving the partial or total removal of the external female...

Zakat, Non-state Welfare Provision and Redistribution in Times of Crisis: Evidence from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Published by: Studies in Comparative International Development

Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic drew attention to state social protection and its limitations. Less attention has been paid to...

Insights for Influence: Understanding Impact Pathways in Crisis Response

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This report presents an overview of impact pathways from a selection of the Covid-19 Responses for Equity projects, chosen to represent the diversity of approaches to engage policymakers, civil society, and the media to generate and share evidence of the effect of the pandemic on diverse vulnerable groups.

Informality and Marginalised Groups in Crisis Response

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

The Covid-19 pandemic had ripple effects that extend beyond the domain of health risks into economic, social, and political domains. These effects were not evenly distributed and exacerbated existing societal inequalities and marginalisation.

Women’s Political Agency in Difficult Settings: Analysis of Evidence from Egypt, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Pakistan

This article explores the nature of challenges experienced by women and how they exercise political agency in such settings—as voters, claimants, and brokers of services, and as activists.