Egypt

Limor Lavie investigates the tension in Egypt between freedom of expression and limits imposed by government censors, as seen in the debate over a controversial movie directed by Khaled Youssef and regulatory laws currently being considered by the Egyptian Parliament.

Adam Hoffman analyzes the IS social media efforts against the backdrop of the Egyptian presidential campaign.

Michael Barak reviews the positions of Egyptian social media users regarding the publicized arrest of an opposition leader, and the threat of arrest against students accused of having contact with him.

Senior Researcher Paul Rivlin analyzes the current state of the Egyptian economy given the somewhat optimistic report issued by the IMF in January, and the long history of such optimism proving premature.

Michael Barak analyzes the reaction in the Arab world to reports of military cooperation between Israel and Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula, which some Egyptian social media users consider being in the interest of their country’s security.

Adam Hoffman explores the Islamic State propaganda effort against the Egyptian government led by President 'Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi.

Ariel Koch uncovers the internal Jihadist discourse following the publication of a video by the Sinai Province of ISIS, which criticized Trump’s declaration regarding Jerusalem.

Adam Hoffman analyzes the response by jihadi groups to the al-Rawdah mosque attack, which killed 305 people to date.