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Government, Politics, Law: Egypt

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AAAS Human Rights Action Network: Egypt (http://shr.aaas.org/aaashran/country.php?c_id=3)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides information about minorities in the Egypt and their treatments by the Muslims communities.

Aid to the Church in Need: Religious Freedom in Majority Islamic Countries
(http://www.internal-displacement.org)
A 1998 report on religious freedom in majority Islamic countries, and information on the persecution of the Coptic minority.

Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Egypt)
Major portal site that links to a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. Up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.

al-Jihad (http://www.nps.edu/Library/Research/SubjectGuides/SpecialTopics/TerroristProfile/Current/AlJihad.html)
Profile from the US Naval Postgraduate School of the Group of al-Jihad, also known as the Egyptian Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad; Jihad Groups, Islamic Jihad.

Americans in the Egyptian Army: Ismail's Bold Experiment (http://egypt.atomicmartinis.com/)
Recognizes 50 American officers who served in the Egyptian army during the 1870's.

Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘ Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.’ The English language homepage provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the globe.

Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/links.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/egypt/index.html)
Major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

Arab-Israeli Wars: The Suez /Sinai War (1956) (http://www.historyguy.com/suez%5Fwar%5F1956.html)
Examines the short, violent clash in the Egyptian regions known as the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula.

asylumlaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
" asylumlaw.org, a free website run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. On this site, asylum seekers can find information about seeking asylum, including finding an agency or lawyer to help, in 35 countries around the world."

Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and issues reports on terrorism, United States foreign policy, and several regions of the world including the Middle East and Africa.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments

(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-e/egypt.html)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position of all the world’s countries; published by the CIA as a part of its website.

CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular country.

ClandestineRadio.com (http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/)
" ClandestineRadio.com is the only online portal dedicated to the study of clandestine and subversive radio - a field where politics, diplomacy, espionage and broadcast media collide."

CNS: al-Jihad al-Islami (http://cns.miis.edu/research/wtc01/aljihad.htm)
Overview of the ideology and group ties of the fundamentalists religious group seeking to establish Islamic rule in Egypt.

The Coptic Network (http://www.coptic.net/CopticWeb/)
Includes 1) The Coptic Web, articles and comprehensive indices of Internet resources of interest to the Coptic community; 2) The Encyclopedia Coptica ; and 3) Copt-Net Digest, main form of communication between Copt-Net members.

Coptic Orphans Support Association (http://www.copticorphans.org/)
Nonprofit organization aiding needy and poverty-stricken Egyptian children providing food, clothing, medicine , and educational assistance.

Copts.com (http://www.copts.com)
Site reporting on persecution of and injustices to Copts in Egypt.

Derechos Cafe - A Human Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well as a directory of human rights organizations.

The Document Room (http://www.mideastinfo.com/documents/index.html)
The Document Room of the Middle East Information Network includes constitutions, Amnesty International Country Reports, treaties, historical documents, Israeli-Palestinian materials, United Nations Resolutions, speeches and special reports relating to the Middle Eastern countries.

Egypt as United Arab Republic (1958-1972) (http://www.fotw.net/flags/eg-uar.html)
Site showing the flag of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria). Site also includes Egyptian coats of arms, seals, presidential standards, and naval ensigns of the UAR.

Egypt Daily (http://www.egyptdaily.com/)
A news site containing the latest news, current affairs and information on Egypt.

Egypt State Information Service (http://www.sis.gov.eg/)
Detailed information on politics, culture, history, economy and tourism, as well as news articles, video and audio broadcasts and daily news updates from the Egypt State Information Service.

Egypt to Endorse Free Trade Agreement with United Arab Emirates (http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/990403/1999040316.html)
Egyptian endorsement of free trade agreement with United Arab Emirates.

Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (http://www.egsma.gov.eg/)
Geological survey of Egypt (EGSMA), is one of the oldest in the world and the first to be established in the whole Africa and Middle East, in the year 1896. Its mission is to geologically map Egypt and to discover; explore and assess its mineral wealth for the benefit of the national economy.

The Egyptian Presidency (http://www.presidency.gov.eg/)
Information about the president, a profile of Egypt, and a news archive.

Egyptian Reform: The Time for Action is Now! (http://www.serageldin.com/SpeechDetail.aspx?SID=13)
Ismail Serageldin, Director, Library of Alexandria, has published over 50 books and monographs and over 200 papers on a variety of topics including biotechnology, rural development, sustainability, and the value of science to society.

Egyptian Shoura Assembly: Arabic - (http://www.shoura.gov.eg/) English - (http://www.shoura.gov.eg/shoura_en/index.asp)
This is the official site for the Egyptian assembly.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Fares.net English: (http://www.fares.net/en/) Arabic: (http://www.fares.net/ar/)
Directory of websites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.

Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) “is the oldest organization dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament, and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose.” Whatever one’s views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a country’s armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.

Global IDP Project (http://www.internal-displacement.org)
Project is an international non-governmental body working for better protection and assistance of people who have been displaced within their own country by conflict or because of human rights violations. It seeks to find solutions that ultimately lead to their safe return or resettlement and reintegration.

Governments on the WWW: The Government of Egypt (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/eg.html)
Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties.

Hejleh Egypt Country Study: The Country and People of Egypt
(http://www.hejleh.com/countries/egypt.html)
Important portal site on Egypt that covers every major aspect of its history, culture, economy, education, media organizations, political institutions. It also has links to every major Egyptian city.

Historical Society of Jews from Egypt (http://www.hsje.org/)
Site designed to gather and provide historical and current information on the Jews from Egypt.

Hosni Mubarak (http://www.presidency.gov.eg/html/the_president.html)
Brief biography of the Egyptian president.

Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
“ Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide.” Search its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given country.

Human Rights Watch Reports on Egypt, 1993-2005 (http://hrw.org/doc/?t=mideast&c=egypt)
It provides information about many cases happened in Egypt against minorities.

INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Regional Internet Guides
(http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/index.html)
Founded in 1993, INCORE (Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) offers a number of publications and services, including internet guides to particular countries involved in conflict. “Each guide lists sources which have unique, relevant and preferably substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict in the country/region concerned.”

Information and Decision Support Center: Egypt's Government Service Portal
(http://www.idsc.gov.eg/)
Information about the Egyptian government. It is designed to forecast and observe the performance of the center. In Arabic and English.

International Foundation for Election Systems (http://www.ifes.org)
The IFES “provides professional advice and technical assistance in promoting democracy and serves as an information clearinghouse on democratic development.” The sites offers reports on anticipated and past elections and progress towards democracy around the world.

Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (http://www.mfa.gov.eg/mfa_portal/ar-EG/)
From the navbar on the left side of the page, select "Peace Process," "Reference Documents," then " Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt, March 26, 1979" to see the complete text of the treaty which Carter witnessed in March 26, 1979.

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular country.

MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute (http://www.memri.org/)
Founded in 1998, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) ‘explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.’

Middle East – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (http://www.carnegieendowment.org/programs/global/index.cfm?fa=proj&id=107&proj=zme)
The main feature of the Carnegie Arabic Web Portal is the Arabic-language version of the Arab Reform Bulletin, an online monthly journal on the latest political reform developments from Arab and Western perspectives. Also included are Arabic translations of select Carnegie Papers, commentaries on the Middle East and related subjects such as nuclear nonproliferation, as well as writings originally published in Arabic.

The Middle East Dilemma: The Politics and Economic of Arab Integration
(http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/catalog/data/023111/023111138X.HTM)
Review of a Columbia University Press book edited by Michael C. Hudson.

Military Analysis Network Suez Crisis (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/970100-jb.htm)
A military crisis occurred July 26, 1956, when Egypt’s president Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. (Scroll down to the heading "Suez-1956.")

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Arab Republic of Egypt (http://www.mfa.gov.eg/)
News, press releases, Foreign Affairs Ministry, consular services, foreign policy.

Ministry of Foreign Trade: Arab Republic of Egypt (http://www.mfti.gov.eg/english/english.asp)
It gives an overview of the ministry, social indicators, and details of recent change in economic legislation and decrees.
In Arabic and English.

Ministry of Manpower and Emigration (http://www.araboo.com/site/egypt-emigration-gov-eg-14005)
Official site with contact details, news, and information about the services of the ministry.

The Multinational Force and Observers (http://www.iaw.on.ca/%7Eawoolley/mfo.html)
Unofficial web site for an international, non-UN military peace keeping force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

Nasser and Arab Unity (http://www.mrdowling.com/608-nasser.html)
A short essay on Nasser's attempts to create a unified pan-Arab nation.

Nations of the World (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/egypt.html)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S. Congress. Searchable by country name.

Permanent Missions To The United Nations (http://www.un.int/)
This English language home page offers statements of mission, policy, articles, and other vital information relating to individual countries’ missions to the United Nations.

Political Resources on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net)
Website covers all aspects of government, the ministries, the political parties, elections, as well as the news media.

Pope Shenoda III (http://www.copticpope.org/)
Official site of H.H. Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic Pope of Alexandria, Egypt.

President Nasser: Denouncement of the Proposal for a Canal Users' Association, 1956
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1956Nasser-suez1.html)
Speech by President Nasser of the UAR on September 15, 1956 in the Modern History Sourcebook at Fordham University.

Suez and the End of an Empire (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/politicspast/story/0,9061,451936,00.html)
" In the decade after the second world war, as Britain struggled to square its diminishing empire with belt-tightening measures at home, it found time to get involved in a war in Egypt." According to this article in the Guardian Unlimited, "there is little doubt that the end of the imperial era was greatly accelerated by the squalid little war in Egypt."

Suez-Sinai War (http://lexicorient.com/e.o/suezsinw.htm)
Provides background on the 1956 war between Egypt on one side, and Israel , Britain, and France on the other side.

UCLA Library Collections & Internet Resources in Middle Eastern, Armenian and Central Asian Studies
(http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
Covers Central Asia, Turkey, Assyria, the Arab World, Middle Eastern Studies, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Islam, Armenia, Iran

UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
“ The UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system."

United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) (http://www.refugees.org/)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN’s initiative to aid refugees, the USCR’s site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and from the various countries of the world.

United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.

U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

United States. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001.

U.S. State Department Central Files: Egypt: Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs, 1945–1963
(http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Imes/sdCentralEgypt1.asp)
The Lexis/Nexis site selling the Central Files on Egypt from 1945 to 1959, which document the concurrent rise of modern Egyptian nationalism and the fall of British control over the Suez Canal and the Sudan. Modern Egyptian history is closely tied to the volatile history of the Suez Canal; the State Department files offer substantial documentation of the canal’s role in Egypt’s national and international affairs during these crucial postwar years.

University of Texas Middle East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cmes/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

Washington Institute for Near East Policy (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/)
“ Founded in 1985, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy is a public educational foundation dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on U.S. interests in the Middle East.”

Women in the Middle East (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/women.html)
A page from the World Wide Web Virtual Library hosted by Columbia University Library offering articles on women in the Ancient Middle East, Afghani Women, Arab Women, Armenian Women, Assyrian Women, Iranian Women, Israeli/Jewish Women, Kurdish Women,Maltese Women, Maltese Women, and Turkish Women.

The World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic development of regions of the world and the World Bank's advice, initiatives and warnings concerning them.

Worldwide Governments on the WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html)
Provides links to governmental institutions and political parties around the world.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“ World Statesmen.org is an encyclopedia of nations, dependencies, international organizations
and religious groups. Maps, chronologies, anthems, flags, and indexes will enhance your exploration of world history.

World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

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