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Tag Archives: Egypt

Egyptian Cabinet Minister Accuse the US of Funding Nonprofit Groups to Create Chaos in the Country

( February 16, 2012 ) Tags: civil society, Egypt, US

Egypt’s International Cooperation Minister Faiza Aboul Naga claimed Washington directly and illegally funded the nonprofit groups in what amounted to an interference in Egypt’s internal affairs, a challenge to its sovereignty and harms national security.

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Muslim Brotherhood Support Crackdown on US Nonprofits in Egypt

( February 2, 2012 ) Tags: discrimination, Egypt, law, middle east

Rights groups here have long rejected the law, saying it cripples civil society and have called for a complete overhaul of the legislation. Karim Medhat Ennarah, a security sector researcher at the Cairo-based Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), described the law as
“extremely repressive.”

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Egyptian NGOs Stormed by Military Forces

( January 5, 2012 ) Tags: civil society, democracy, Egypt

Egyptian soldiers and police stormed non-governmental organization offices throughout the country on Thursday, banning employees inside from leaving while they interrogated them and searched through computer files, an activist and security official said.

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Change in the Arab Nations Brings Opportunities for Charities

( May 6, 2011 ) Tags: aid, Egypt, human rights, middle east

While the popular uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa have posed immediate challenges for charities, many nonprofit officials say they are hopeful that philanthropy will soon have new opportunities in the region.

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