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Pre-Islamic Influences On Fatimid And Seljuk Jewelry, Badriya Yasmeen Dowe Jun 2006

Pre-Islamic Influences On Fatimid And Seljuk Jewelry, Badriya Yasmeen Dowe

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Egypt: A State Of Emergency, A State Of Mind, Diana Elassy May 2006

Egypt: A State Of Emergency, A State Of Mind, Diana Elassy

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This work attempts to explore the normalized state of emergency in Egypt. For more than two decades, Egypt has existed under the control of emergency legislation designed to curb civil and political rights. This work examines the current state of emergency within the framework of socio-economic, philosophy, and Egyptian history in order to assess the rationale of its raison d'etre.

The work commences with a brief history of Egypt under the rule of the Mamluk dynasty prior to European incursion and the development of the nation-state. It then discusses the European occupation, the rise of the nation-state, and the current …