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Theme: Authoritarianism

Power Conflict: Traditional Governments vs. Social Media

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The recent decision by the Egyptian Tax Authority to apply income taxes on social media influencers is creating a hot debate. A huge number of Egyptians, of all ages and backgrounds, are earning living by creating media content on YouTube and Facebook platforms in particular. There is no solid statistics on how much money they make. But, to put things into perspective, it is important to notice that almost all famous media personalities who worked on traditional television stations for years, have been moving their work to YouTube.

Egypt: A National Dialogue or A Political Maneuver?

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The so-called “national dialogue” in Egypt had little to do with its glamorous title. It is neither a dialogue nor a national matter. Instead, it is a state-sponsored speaker series with an ever-extending time frame, carefully designed to co-opt weak but vocal opposition to President al-Sisi and to improve Cairo’s tarnished image in the West.

The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf – Egypt: Military, Islamism, and Liberal Democracy

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This book is the first publication to introduce “reverse nonviolent action” as a new theory within the socio-political field of nonviolent action and strategies. Through studying the curious case of Egypt during and after the waves of Arab Spring revolutions, the author proposes an insider’s answer to Arab Spring’s academic and political most complicated questions. This is the first Arab Spring related study to analyze the strategic choices made by the military institution, official and non-official Islamists, and the young liberal democratic activists to employ violent aggression, nonviolent strategies, and reverse nonviolent action to achieve social change and win political power.

Monitoring Referendum on Constitutional Amendments 2019

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In February – April 2019, LDI ran a nationwide campaign to monitor the process of amending some articles of the constitution. This included monitoring the process of writing and passing the constitutional amendments at the Legislative Committee of the Parliament, as well as observing the referendum wherein Egyptians voted with more than 88% on passing the proposed amendments.