Essays about: "al-Warraq island"

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  1. 1. The Nature of the Social Contract in Egypt: Perceptions and Attitudes in the Aftermath of the Forced Evictions on al-Warraq Island

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Rabab Bassam; [2018]
    Keywords : Egypt; al-Warraq island; forced eviction; social contract; authoritarianism; legitimacy; state-society; individual insecurity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In July 2017, the Egyptian police and military forces implemented a government decision that intended to force the residents of al-Warraq island out of their homes. The eviction decision involved 720 homes, but the security forces were only able to demolish five homes before clashes broke out and the security forces withdrew from the island. READ MORE