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Zeinab Abul-Magd

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The Army and the Economy in Egypt

Dec 23 2011
[Members of Egypt’s armed forces display canned tomatoes, roasted onions, and other foods that the military factories manufacture. Image by David Degner.]

[This is a translation of a Jadaliyya article that was originally published in Arabic. Click here to access the Arabic version.] Should the production of pasta, mineral water, butane gas cylinders, and gas station services qualify as classified military secrets? And does discussing these enterprises in public pass as a crime of high treason? The leaders of the Egyptian Armed Forces believe the answer is “yes.”  Until this very day, the role of the military ...

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الجيش والاقتصاد في بر مصر

Dec 21 2011
[Members of Egypt’s armed forces display canned tomatoes, roasted onions, and other foods that the military factories manufacture. Image by David Degner.]

[Click here to read this article in English]  هل الحديث في أمور مكرونة كوين ومياه صافي وأنابيب البوتاجاز وبنزينة وطنية أسرار حربية يُعد هتكها من أمور الخيانة العظمى؟ هذا ما تعتقده قيادات القوات المسلحة المصرية يُعد الحديث عن المؤسسة العسكرية والاقتصاد أحد تابوهات السياسة المصرية، حيث ظلت القوات المسلحة حريصة على الاحتفاظ به كشأن خفي عن العامة والخاصة على السواء في الثلاثين سنة الأخيرة. تمتلك القوات المسلحة المصرية ويدير لواءاتها وعقدائها بأنفسهم - برغم ...

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Zeinab Abul-Magd

 

Zeinab Abul-Magd is assistant professor of history and political economy at Oberlin College and the American University of Cairo.

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