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National Vs. International Schools: Factors Influencing School Choice In Egypt; The Voices Of Parents And Students., Yasmine Alaa Khorshed
National Vs. International Schools: Factors Influencing School Choice In Egypt; The Voices Of Parents And Students., Yasmine Alaa Khorshed
Theses and Dissertations
There are many national and international schools in Cairo today, and every year lots of parents make educational choices for their children. Those choices are based on various factors. This research explores the factors that influence parents to select a certain school type and not the other. It is an initial step into school research as an attempt to help educators and administrators understand parents’ and students’ priorities, needs and expectations when choosing a school. The research questions are: (1) What are the most and least important factors that parents consider when choosing a national/ international school for their children? …
Influence Of Social Media In Stages Of Democratization, Ira David Sternberg
Influence Of Social Media In Stages Of Democratization, Ira David Sternberg
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The Internet and social media have become a pervasive part of our global environment over the last few decades, utilized primarily for commerce, communication, and entertainment. The last several years, however, have seen an increase in the application of social media in political discourse and activities, primarily in developed democracies and autocracies. Does that mean social media can influence democratic transition and consolidation in the 21st century? Are the examples of the Green Movement in 2009 and the Arab Spring in 2011 a validation of social media in service to democracy, or is social media also a tool for surveillance …
The Egyptian Uprising And April 6th Youth Movement Split, Somaia Metwalli El Sayed
The Egyptian Uprising And April 6th Youth Movement Split, Somaia Metwalli El Sayed
Theses and Dissertations
Few months after the Egyptian uprising, a considerable number of April 6th Youth movement announced their split. Knowing that the movement was already suffering from internal disputes over a number of issues, the research problem is centered on questioning whether and how the uprising played a role in such incident. Academic scholarship on social movements developed partial and action-oriented theories to explain different processes and dynamics of movement’s collective action. However, little work has been done on the trajectory of social movements in the Middle East, especially after radical forms of change as revolutions, uprisings or upheavals. It is argued …
Religion Is Not The Answer: How To Turn Restlessness Into Meaningful Change - The Egyptian Conundrum, Alain C. Seckler
Religion Is Not The Answer: How To Turn Restlessness Into Meaningful Change - The Egyptian Conundrum, Alain C. Seckler
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The situation in Egypt and elsewhere in parts of the Arab world is to some extent reminiscent of the situation that prevailed before 1914 in Europe, where a motley array of unharnessed popular micronationalisms (today, instrumentalized religious fervor) combined with big power politics and interests and led to the cataclysm of war. With regard to Egypt, there is also a huge generational gap, with 2/3 of Egypt's population below the age of 35 years. The so-called "solutions" of the past, whether religious or secular, will no longer work if the voice of the young people is not heard by their …
From The Forefront To The Sidelines: Youth In Post-Revolution Egypt, Khadiga Omar
From The Forefront To The Sidelines: Youth In Post-Revolution Egypt, Khadiga Omar
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examines the reasons for the declining role of youth as effective political players since the Egyptian Revolution in 2011. Particularly looking at the “Revolutionary Youth”, this study investigates why their activism over the course of the past four years could not translate into political power that would lead to the realization of the goals of the revolution. Resource Mobilization Theory, Political Opportunity Structure and Framing constitute a tri-lens through which the political experience of the youth is analyzed in this research. This thesis argues that a) the youth’s organizational dilemma; b) their reliance on protest as the exclusive …
Evaluating The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (Undaf) As A Strategic Programming Tool At The National Level, With Special Reference To Egypt, Rasha Mahmoud
Theses and Dissertations
The unique character of the United Nations (UN) imposes strategic challenges on the organization’s leadership and management structures at the national and the international level. In response to these challenges, the UN reform efforts, introduced in 1997, paved the way for the UN system effectiveness, efficiency and coherence. Emerging from the reform, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) engages various development stakeholders in identifying and achieving national development priorities. This review found that the UNDAF is an effective strategic instrument that well-positions the UN at the national level and it enhances national capacities and supports national governments in identifying …
Tax Changes In Very Different Economies, Jeffrey Condon
Tax Changes In Very Different Economies, Jeffrey Condon
Economics Dissertations
Despite the prevalence of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models applied to tax changes of varying types, little work has been done focusing on state level comprehensive tax reform or on tax reform in countries undergoing a regime change. This research develops and applies methodologies for analyzing fiscal policy changes under these two very different economic scenarios. The findings for each application are relevant to policy makers as they weigh the effects of tax reform. The models developed for the two scenarios offer guidance to future modelers in studying similar economies and the contrast of the two provides a framework for …
Revisiting The Spiral Of Silence In A Social Media Environment: Egypt’S 2014 Presidential Election As A Case Study, Heba T. Saleh Elshahed
Revisiting The Spiral Of Silence In A Social Media Environment: Egypt’S 2014 Presidential Election As A Case Study, Heba T. Saleh Elshahed
Theses and Dissertations
With the advent of the Internet and anonymous features of online media, users have established novel platforms to voice their opinion freely without fear of negative feedback. This thesis explores the application of a long-standing public opinion theory– the spiral of silence by Elizabeth Noelle-Neumann–within the prevalent Social Networking Sites (SNS), particularly Facebook. When applying spiral of silence to online mediated environment, it seems intuitive that the lack of verbal cues and anonymity offered would serve to undermine the fear of isolation and restlessness that results in unwillingness to express minority views. This research contributes to understanding how the spiral …
Brothers In Motion: Religious Practice, Political Action, And The Mobilization Of The Early Muslim Brotherhood, Ian Henry Vandermeulen
Brothers In Motion: Religious Practice, Political Action, And The Mobilization Of The Early Muslim Brotherhood, Ian Henry Vandermeulen
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
In light of Randy Martin's proposal to use dance as an analytic tool for understanding social movements, this article seeks to reconstruct the early mobilization of the Muslim Brotherhood as "bodies in motion." Through a re-examination of both primary and secondary source material, this study highlights the ways in which founder Hasan al-Banna appropriated both Islamic and colonial choreographic logics into the Muslim Brotherhood's pious training regimen, scouting programs, political expression, and social welfare projects. I argue that the Muslim Brotherhood was mobilized through al-Banna's revival of traditional Islamic practices concerning the body, reconfigured for the goal not of otherworldly …
Amethyst, Apotropaia, And The Eye Of Re, Laurel Hackley
Amethyst, Apotropaia, And The Eye Of Re, Laurel Hackley
Sociology, Egyptology & Anthropology Department Theses and Dissertations
Two specific aspects of Middle Kingdom Egyptian apotropaia, amethyst amulets and inscribed ivory wands, are connected by their religious, magical, and mythological connotations. The shared significance of these objects is made clear by iconographic similarities and textual references. The wands in particular are shown to represent a particular mythological moment, the return of the Solar Eye of Re to Egypt. Both amethyst objects and ivory wands reference this important mythological event in ways that illustrate the multi-level importance of the myth in the cultural landscape of the Middle Kingdom Egyptians.
Beyond The Rhetoric Promises Of The Egyptian Sexual Harassment Law: A Study Of The Relationship Between Law And Domination, Nihal Mostafa Abdel Akher
Beyond The Rhetoric Promises Of The Egyptian Sexual Harassment Law: A Study Of The Relationship Between Law And Domination, Nihal Mostafa Abdel Akher
Theses and Dissertations
After decades of male supremacy, it is not surprising to find that social institutions, including the government and the legal system, have a role in maintaining and reproducing the established order of domination. This study seeks to understand the relationship of law to domination. It argues that law serves the dominant society in two ways. The first is that law legitimates power of the established order, relations of domination, and itself. This happens when the practice of law reinforces the established order of domination while maintaining its own principle of fairness. This means that law proclaims a deceitful image of …
Analysis Of Corporate Policies On Sexual Harassment And Discrimination In Egypt: Experiences Of Female And Male Employees, Anum Khan
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis entails documenting the experiences of former and current male and female employees within specific Egyptian companies of the private sector, including Egyptian-owned companies and international companies based in Egypt. I explore the experiences of employees in terms of corporate culture, as well as the company policies against discrimination and harassment at Egyptian companies via interviews with employees and Human Resource managers and/or the company founder. I assess what rights and protections employees are given in regards to: anti-sexual harassment and discrimination policies in the Egyptian labor law, and how the Egyptian labor laws are influenced by international conventions …
Herding Behavior In The Egyptian Stock Market, Noha Allam
Herding Behavior In The Egyptian Stock Market, Noha Allam
Theses and Dissertations
This paper tests for the existence of herding behavior in the Egyptian stock market using daily and monthly data of listed companies on the Egyptian stock Exchange. We follow the methodology of Christie and Huang (1995) and Chang, Cheng, and Khorana (2000) to test for the presence of herding behavior in general, during up and down times (times of stress in the market), and during bearish and bullish market phases. We also split the sample into pre-revolution and post-revolution periods to test the effect of 25th January, 2011 revolution on herding behavior in the market. We found that: first, the …
Claiming The Mad, Samar Nour
Claiming The Mad, Samar Nour
Theses and Dissertations
Mental asylums in Egypt during the colonial period.
Spatial Model For The Management Of A System Of Infrastructure Facilities, Sherif Omar
Spatial Model For The Management Of A System Of Infrastructure Facilities, Sherif Omar
Theses and Dissertations
Infrastructure asset management is an important tool that provides decision makers with optimized plans for the maintenance, repair and rehabilitation of systems of infrastructures facilities. The optimization is performed in terms of a limited budget and a pre-defined duration. The first step of this thesis was to create three optimization models. First, a standard model that fragments the asset into fractions distributed over the possible conditions to which actions are applied until the assets reach the targeted conditions over the plan's horizon and within budget. Second, was a robust model that assessed the worst case scenario by the integration of …
Family Law And Citizenship: The Case Study Of Egyptian Baha'is, Vargha Dana
Family Law And Citizenship: The Case Study Of Egyptian Baha'is, Vargha Dana
Theses and Dissertations
After a four-year legal battle in 2009, Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court granted Egyptian Baha’is the right to obtain national identification cards. However, members of this minority group have continued to struggle to access basic rights of citizenship. Non-recognition of Baha’i marriage is the chief source of disenfranchisement of Baha’is in Egypt. This study argues that marriage as the legal instrument of creating a family, can act as the precursor to citizenship. By sanctioning certain types of marriages and prohibiting others, the state translates its specific ideology into creation of politicized legal entities known as citizens. The state’s aspiration is to …
Quotas In Egypt: Understanding The Implementation And Discourse About Introducing Quotas For Women In The People’S Assembly Between Women’S Groups, Members Of Parliament And Political Parties From 2005-2012, Kristen Anne Belle-Isle
Quotas In Egypt: Understanding The Implementation And Discourse About Introducing Quotas For Women In The People’S Assembly Between Women’S Groups, Members Of Parliament And Political Parties From 2005-2012, Kristen Anne Belle-Isle
Theses and Dissertations
Quotas for women in Egypt are controversial. The debate about quotas began in the 1970s and has exploded into current debates since January 25th, 2011. Quotas are one vehicle of increasing women’s political representation that became popular after the Beijing Platform for Acton was announced in 1995. This research examines why certain actors in Egypt called for the use of a quota for women at the national level in Egypt. I consider this question in the last few years of Hosni Mubarak’s rule and in the post-Mubarak transitional phase that began in February 2011. I examine the time frame in …
Invisible Contributors In The Economy: The Case Of Domestic Workers In Egypt, Noha Saad Zaghloul
Invisible Contributors In The Economy: The Case Of Domestic Workers In Egypt, Noha Saad Zaghloul
Theses and Dissertations
This research aims to explore the multidimensional problem of Domestic Workers in Egypt. Domestic Workers in Egypt lack the necessary legal protection, which in turn reflects on the absence of all forms of social protection for them and their families. In addition, the social stigma associated with the profession contributes to the violations against the workers of this sector who are mostly women coming mainly from low-socio economic backgrounds. This research focuses on women Domestic Workers, who live in slum communities in Cairo, many of whom are rural-urban migrants. It explores their challenges and their survival techniques used to face …
Protecting The Poor Against Health Related Financial Burden: Assessment Of The Legal-Institutional Framework In Egypt, Omkolthoum El-Sayed Abd El Mogeith
Protecting The Poor Against Health Related Financial Burden: Assessment Of The Legal-Institutional Framework In Egypt, Omkolthoum El-Sayed Abd El Mogeith
Theses and Dissertations
Egypt is ranked 113 out of 187 countries on the UNDP human development index, with about 40% of population living below the international poverty line. This research is intended to assess how the state is providing a social protection policies/ systems in order to protect disadvantage citizens in healthcare service provision sector. Measuring healthcare coverage and protection against financial risks answers the main research question which is “To what extent does the legal-institutional framework of the Egyptian governmental healthcare system(s) protect the poor from the health-related financial burden? The interventions that are subject to the study are Health Insurance (HIO), …
Language Attitudes In An Egyptian Discourse Community, Emily Reigh
Language Attitudes In An Egyptian Discourse Community, Emily Reigh
Theses and Dissertations
This study investigates language attitudes in an elite university in Egypt, addressing all codes spoken in the community: Fusha (Classical Arabic/Modern Standard Arabic), Egyptian Arabic, English and Egyptian Arabic-English code-switching. Some attitudinal research in the region has been conducted (e.g. Bentahila, 1983; Chakrani, 2011; Lawson & Sachdev, 2000), though most neglects to position the discourse community in larger society and uses limited methodological approaches. In this study, attitudes are interpreted with attention to prevailing language ideologies, including the notion of a standard language, tension between modernity and tradition and language as symbolic capitol. Overt and covert attitudes in terms of …
Case Studies On Art Education In Egypt, Mahitab Hamama
Case Studies On Art Education In Egypt, Mahitab Hamama
Theses and Dissertations
Art education, art class in particular, is not given as much attention as core subjects at schools in Egypt. The research examines two private language schools in Cairo and how they handle art education. It compares the teaching and viewpoints of art teachers at both schools as well as those of students. The research will address the following questions: (1) whether art education is neglected in private language schools in Egypt; and (2) if special attention is given to art education curriculum and teaching methods. This study is a qualitative one; data sources such as key informant interviews and document …
Revolutionizing The Revolution: An Examination Of Social Media's Role In The Egyptian Arab Spring, Needa A. Malik
Revolutionizing The Revolution: An Examination Of Social Media's Role In The Egyptian Arab Spring, Needa A. Malik
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
By asserting that no revolution occurs singularly, I propose that revolutions occur in a multiplicity. Within the framework of the Arab Spring Revolutions, another revolution has been occurring concurrently: a social media revolution. This revolution is taking place in the digital, social media age. It is a revolution that has been tweeted, facebooked, recorded, documented and shared instantaneously on platforms that obeys few lines of political sovereignty. Revolution and political action can now truly be shown from the perspective of the common citizen. Activists have discovered a greater platform for their voices to be distributed and causes promoted. The Arab …
The Power Of Corrupt Political Environments And Its Effects On Museums: A Look At Egypt’S Modern-Day ‘Indiana Jones’: Dr. Zahi Hawass, Christine Smith
The Power Of Corrupt Political Environments And Its Effects On Museums: A Look At Egypt’S Modern-Day ‘Indiana Jones’: Dr. Zahi Hawass, Christine Smith
History Theses
Egypt has been a nation plagued with political corruption since the early years of colonialism. After being under French and then British domination throughout the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century, the 1952 Revolution under Egypt’s Free Officers gave, Egypt a rare opportunity for independent political and cultural growth. Although change occurred politically―as seen in the Suez Crisis―Egypt’s antiquities remained stagnant and still under the influence of foreigners. Egypt’s antiquities were directly supervised by the British and the French until that time, but remained influenced even after the political revolution. There were few Egyptians involved in preservation …
L’Imaginaire D’Albert Cossery – Une Modalité De Transcender Le Temps Et L’Espace, Lavinia Adina Horner
L’Imaginaire D’Albert Cossery – Une Modalité De Transcender Le Temps Et L’Espace, Lavinia Adina Horner
Masters Theses
This thesis offers an analysis of the works of Albert Cossery, an Egyptian writer who wrote novels in French, even though all of them – with the exception of a single book – describe only the country he left behind – Egypt. In order to continue to live mentally in « Egypt » while in Exile, and to cope with the malady of nostalgia, he recreated his own Egypt in his books with the help of the five senses, which made this imaginary Egypt plausible. He also played the role of his characters, thus defying time and space. Although he …
"Legless Birds": A Re-Examination Of The Motivating Factors Behind Hieroglyphic "Mutilation", Ashley R. Stanton
"Legless Birds": A Re-Examination Of The Motivating Factors Behind Hieroglyphic "Mutilation", Ashley R. Stanton
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
It has often been assumed that the "mutilation" of animate hieroglyphic signs in ancient Egypt was meant to protect the deceased from harm in a tomb context. Using a semiotic perspective, this study will encourage a re-evaluation of this dominant explanation. The Egyptian hieroglyph can be interpreted on both iconic and symbolic levels, making a unilateral reading of any given sign unlikely. "Mutilation" has been expressed in many different ways throughout Egyptian history, from both outside and inside a funerary context, and to several different ends. This study will examine the "mutilation" of bird-signs in the late Middle Kingdom and …
Nut, The Zodiac, And Sothis: An Iconographic Analysis Of Five Coffin Lids From The Roman Period Soter Group, Elizabeth Anne Golden
Nut, The Zodiac, And Sothis: An Iconographic Analysis Of Five Coffin Lids From The Roman Period Soter Group, Elizabeth Anne Golden
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The Greek zodiac became known to Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period and can be seen primarily in temples. This imagery is not limited to temples, however, and can be seen on five coffin lids from the Soter group along with related figures of Nut and Sothis. The function of the zodiac figures was to represent the passage of time. In this study, I will identify the Osirian and solar roles of the sky goddess Nut on the interior of coffins. I will then discuss the coffin lids as a form of archaizing of Middle Kingdom star charts on coffin lids …
Small And Medium Enterprises And Access To Finance In Egypt, Ismail Houssien
Small And Medium Enterprises And Access To Finance In Egypt, Ismail Houssien
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to put a spotlight on some of the problems of access to finance that stand in the way of small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt and to draw the attention of policy makers to try to solve those issues. These problems vary from financial issues such as getting access to money to non-financial shortcomings in such areas as knowhow, marketing, management and accounting systems. Furthermore, SMEs in Egypt suffer from complex governmental regulations as well. To address the overall research question, “how do informal areas SMEs meet their financing needs and why do …
Representation Of The Muslim Brotherhood In Contemporary Egyptian Newspapers, Sara Abouelmaaty Mogahed Youssef
Representation Of The Muslim Brotherhood In Contemporary Egyptian Newspapers, Sara Abouelmaaty Mogahed Youssef
Theses and Dissertations
This is a qualitative exploratory study that examines the representation of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in contemporary Egyptian newspapers. It aims to reveal the linguistic features that contribute to the construction of a positive or negative image of the MB in the data. The study uses the Discourse Historical Approach (DHA) in analyzing its data. This approach mainly looks at representation strategies, in particular, nomination, predication and argumentation strategies, which are primarily manifested through lexical choices. The data for the study consist of 18 articles from two Egyptian newspapers, Al-Hurryya wa Al-Adala "Freedom and Justice" and Al-Wattan "The Homeland". The …
Gender Dimensions In Training And Development At The Information And Communication Technology Sector In Egypt, Rozana Adnan Khayyat
Gender Dimensions In Training And Development At The Information And Communication Technology Sector In Egypt, Rozana Adnan Khayyat
Theses and Dissertations
This study examines women's career potentials at the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Egypt. Taking a case study approach, the study particularly focuses on female employees' involvement in training and developing activities for skill and capacity building. The findings of this study show that most of the female employees in the case study hold administrative positions. Training activities actually increase the gap between male and female workers, as male workers were allowed more technical and expensive training opportunities than female employees. The interviews also reveal the payment inequality between male and female employees in the case study organization. …
Not By Accident: How Egyptian Civil Society Successfully Launched A Revolution, Helen-Margaret Nasser
Not By Accident: How Egyptian Civil Society Successfully Launched A Revolution, Helen-Margaret Nasser
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This thesis examines the role of civil society in Egypt and argues that it was central to the success of the 2011 revolution that ended in the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. I will discuss the development of civil society under Mubarak and demonstrate its strength. In understanding civil society in Egypt, this thesis will discuss the strengths of groups such as associations, Islamist movements, women's groups, labor activism, and youth movements. I also demonstrate that it is important to understand the precedents established that shaped the state's stance towards civil society. As such, this thesis will also discuss the …