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The Culture Police: Manning The Barricades Of Allowable Art And Culture, Ramy Aly Jan 2021

The Culture Police: Manning The Barricades Of Allowable Art And Culture, Ramy Aly

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In this chapter I look at the history and ontology of censorship in Egypt from the Monarchical era to the present. I focus on the post-1952 era and how a tutelary state culture has been deployed as part of a broader cultural militarism. The chapter also covers the legislative architecture that has ensured a stranglehold on the part of syndicates and the creation of a broad range of crimes associated with art and culture production and exhibition.


Partnering For Egyptian Heritage Oral History: Internal And External Collaborations Pursued By The Archives, Stephen Urgola Jan 2020

Partnering For Egyptian Heritage Oral History: Internal And External Collaborations Pursued By The Archives, Stephen Urgola

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The story of Egypt and its people is a long one, written literally in stone at ancient monuments throughout the country. But perhaps the best way to tell the story of its contemporary period is through its inhabitants’ voices, by means of recorded oral history interviews. Oral history has become a major means of historical documentation for the Archives within the Rare Books and Special Collections Library of the American University in Cairo (AUC), one of the founding members of the AMICAL Consortium of American international liberal arts universities. A variety of collaborations and partnerships have enhanced the Archives’ efforts …


University On The Square: Documenting Egypt’S 21st-Century Revolution Project, Stephen Urgola Jan 2018

University On The Square: Documenting Egypt’S 21st-Century Revolution Project, Stephen Urgola

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This article discusses the University on the Square: Documenting Egypt’s 21st-Century Revolution Project, which aimed at collecting and disseminating material related to Egypt's January 2011 Tahrir Square protests and their aftermath. It covers efforts to collect artifacts like signs and souvenirs, photographs, printed material, websites, etc,. Includes an examination of the project's program of conducting oral history interviews with participants and observers, noting techniques and challenges.


Nuptiality In Arab Countries: Changes And Implications, Hoda Rashad, Magued Osman Jan 2001

Nuptiality In Arab Countries: Changes And Implications, Hoda Rashad, Magued Osman

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Age-Discrepant Marriages In Egypt, Magued I. Osman, Laila S. Shahd Jan 2001

Age-Discrepant Marriages In Egypt, Magued I. Osman, Laila S. Shahd

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Rationales For Kin Marriages In Rural Upper Egypt, Hania Sholkamy Jan 2001

Rationales For Kin Marriages In Rural Upper Egypt, Hania Sholkamy

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


The Costs Of Marriage In Egypt: A Hidden Dimension In The New Arab Demography, Diane Singerman, Barbara Ibrahim Jan 2001

The Costs Of Marriage In Egypt: A Hidden Dimension In The New Arab Demography, Diane Singerman, Barbara Ibrahim

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


From Sexual Submission To Voluntary Commitment: The Transformationof Family Ties In Contemporary Tunisia, Lilia Labidi Jan 2001

From Sexual Submission To Voluntary Commitment: The Transformationof Family Ties In Contemporary Tunisia, Lilia Labidi

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Sisterhood And Stewardship In Sister-Brother Relations In Saudi Arabia, Soraya Altorki Jan 2001

Sisterhood And Stewardship In Sister-Brother Relations In Saudi Arabia, Soraya Altorki

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


The Absent Father, Josette Abdalla Jan 2001

The Absent Father, Josette Abdalla

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Terminating Marriage, Philippe Fargues Jan 2001

Terminating Marriage, Philippe Fargues

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Among Brothers: Patriarchal Connectivity And Brotherly Deference In Lebanon, Suad Joseph Jan 2001

Among Brothers: Patriarchal Connectivity And Brotherly Deference In Lebanon, Suad Joseph

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Families And Households: Headship And Co-Residence, Zeinab Khedr, Laila El Zeini Jan 2001

Families And Households: Headship And Co-Residence, Zeinab Khedr, Laila El Zeini

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Frameworks For Studying Families In The 21st Century, Carol B. Stack Jan 2001

Frameworks For Studying Families In The 21st Century, Carol B. Stack

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This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Social Change And Parent Adolescent Dynamics In Egypt, Sahar El Tawila, Barbara Ibrahim, Hind Wassef Jan 2001

Social Change And Parent Adolescent Dynamics In Egypt, Sahar El Tawila, Barbara Ibrahim, Hind Wassef

Faculty Book Chapters

This volume represents revised versions of a collection of papers presented at Cairo Papers Ninth Annual Symposium on ''The New Arab Family,'' held in May 2000. Marriage, divorce, and related topics were center stage, particularly in the demographic papers. Another focus was to combine two very different approaches to the study of the family -- on the one hand demographic, and on the other broadly sociological or anthropological, or as some would say, psychodynamic, that is to say focusing on dyadic or multi-member networks of relationships within the family. Some of these papers in turn focused on ''agency,'' the ways …


Agriculture And Politics In Contemporary Egypt: The 1997 Tenancy Crisis, Reem Saad Jan 1999

Agriculture And Politics In Contemporary Egypt: The 1997 Tenancy Crisis, Reem Saad

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The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


Perceptions Of The Social Role Of The State In Egypt, Noha El-Mikawy Jan 1999

Perceptions Of The Social Role Of The State In Egypt, Noha El-Mikawy

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The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


Introduction, Enid Hill Jan 1999

Introduction, Enid Hill

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The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


Egyptian-Israeli Relations: Reflecting Regional Fluidity, Iman A. Hamdy Jan 1999

Egyptian-Israeli Relations: Reflecting Regional Fluidity, Iman A. Hamdy

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The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


Tanwir And Islamization: Rethinking The Struggle Over Intellectual Inclusion In Egypt, Mona Abaza Jan 1999

Tanwir And Islamization: Rethinking The Struggle Over Intellectual Inclusion In Egypt, Mona Abaza

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The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


A Mirror Of Political Culture In Contemporary Egypt: Divisions And Debates Among Women Activists, Nadje Sadig Al-Ali Jan 1999

A Mirror Of Political Culture In Contemporary Egypt: Divisions And Debates Among Women Activists, Nadje Sadig Al-Ali

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The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


Urban Egypt: Towards A Post-Metropolization Era?, Eric Denis, Asef Bayat Oct 1998

Urban Egypt: Towards A Post-Metropolization Era?, Eric Denis, Asef Bayat

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The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


Family Planning To Reproduction Health, Women To Gender: Small Steps In A Circle, Hania Sholkamy Jan 1998

Family Planning To Reproduction Health, Women To Gender: Small Steps In A Circle, Hania Sholkamy

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The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


The Nation In The Village: War And Migration In Narratives Of Egyptian Peasants, Reem Saad Jan 1998

The Nation In The Village: War And Migration In Narratives Of Egyptian Peasants, Reem Saad

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


The Egyptian Legal System Over Twenty Years: Overview And Assesment, Ziad Bahaa-Eldin Jan 1998

The Egyptian Legal System Over Twenty Years: Overview And Assesment, Ziad Bahaa-Eldin

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


Discussion: Concluding Remarks, Shahnaz Rouse Jan 1998

Discussion: Concluding Remarks, Shahnaz Rouse

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


The Good, The Bad, And The News: Twenty Years Of The Egyptian Media, James J. Napoli, Hussein Y. Amin Jan 1998

The Good, The Bad, And The News: Twenty Years Of The Egyptian Media, James J. Napoli, Hussein Y. Amin

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


The Supreme Constitutional Court Of Egypt: Al-Makama Al-Dusturiyya Al-'Ulya, Enid Hill Jan 1998

The Supreme Constitutional Court Of Egypt: Al-Makama Al-Dusturiyya Al-'Ulya, Enid Hill

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


Introduction: Social Change In Egypt, 1977-1997, Mark C. Kennedy Jan 1998

Introduction: Social Change In Egypt, 1977-1997, Mark C. Kennedy

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


Twenty Years Of Desert Development In Egypt, Soraya Altorki, Donlad Cole Jan 1998

Twenty Years Of Desert Development In Egypt, Soraya Altorki, Donlad Cole

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.