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Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
Assaad, Ragui. "Unemployment and youth insertion in the labor market in Egypt," in Hanaa Kheir-El-Din (ed.), The Egyptian Economy, Current Challenges and Future Prospects. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, pp. 133–178.*

Assaad, Ragui and Fatma El-Hamidi. "Women in the Egyptian labor market: An analysis of developments from 1988 to 2006," presentation at Women, Family and Work, an International Women's Day celebration, Cairo, 6 March. (PDF)

2007
Assaad, Ragui
. "Ishraq program: Intervening before it's too late," presentation at the consultation meeting "A Focus on Out-of-school Girls in Rural Areas in Yemen," Sana'a, 13 April. (PDF)

———. "The Ishraq program in Egypt," presentation at the consultation meeting "A Focus on Out-of-school Girls in Rural Areas in Yemen," Sana'a, 13 April. (PDF)

———. "Labor supply, employment and unemployment in the Egyptian economy, 1988–2006," Economic Research Forum Working Paper no. 0701. Cairo: Economic Research Forum. (offsite link)

———. "Unemployment and youth insertion in the labor market in Egypt," ECES Working Paper no. 118. Cairo: The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies.

Assaad, Ragui and Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi. "Youth in the Middle East and North Africa: Demographic opportunity or challenge?" Population Reference Bureau Policy Brief, April. (offsite PDF)

Brady, Martha. "Leveling the playing field: Building girls' sports programs in the developing world," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 1. New York: Population Council. (updated October 2007) (PDF) (PDF no português)

Brady, Martha, Ragui Assaad, Barbara Ibrahim, Abeer Salem, Rania Salem, and Nadia Zibani. "Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt—Full report." New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Brady, Martha, Abeer Salem, and Nadia Zibani. "Bringing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 12. New York: Population Council. (updated August 2007) (PDF)

Casterline, John B. and Rania Roushdy. "Slow fertility transition in Egypt." Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

Roushdy, Rania and Ragui Assaad. "Poverty and geographic targeting in Egypt: Evidence from a poverty mapping exercise," Economic Research Forum Working Paper no. 0715. Cairo: Economic Research Forum. (offsite link)

Salem, Abeer and Nadia Zibani. "The Ishraq Program: Reshaping gender norms in rural upper Egypt," ISSBD Newsletter 52(2): 1–5. (offsite PDF)

Youssef, Hala, Nahla Abdel-Tawab, John Bratt, Ton van der Velden, and Mohamed Abou-Gabal. “Linking family planning with postabortion services in Egypt: Testing the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of two models of integration,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2006
Abdel-Tawab, Nahla
, Hala Youssef, Sarah Loza, Amal Zaki, and Salwa Faraq. "Helping Egyptian women achieve optimal birth spacing intervals through maximizing opportunities in antenatal and postpartum care," FRONTIERS Research Update no. 9. Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

Amin, Sajeda. "The implications of trade liberalization for working women's marriage: Case studies of Bangladesh, Egypt and Vietnam," in Caren Grown, Elissa Braunstein, and Anju Malhotra (eds.), Trading Women's Health and Rights? Trade Liberalization and Reproductive Health in Developing Economies. London: Zed Books, pp. 97–120.*

Assaad, Ragui. "The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey, 2006 (ELMPS): Survey description," Forum: Newsletter of the Economic Research Forum 13(2): 7–8. (offsite PDF)

Brady, Martha, Ragui Assaad, Barbara Ibrahim, Abeer Salem, Rania Salem, and Nadia Zibani. "Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt." New York: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

Casterline, John and Rania Roushdy. "Achieving replacement-level fertility in Egypt: Challenges and potential opportunities," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Ishraq expands horizons for girls in rural Upper Egypt," Population Briefs 12(2): 1. (full text)

Langsten, Ray and Rania Salem. "Measuring women's work: A methodological exploration," working paper. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

"Programmatic update: Linking family planning with postabortion services in Egypt: Testing two models of integration," PAC in Action 10: 8, November. (PDF)

"Slow fertility transitions in Egypt: Key findings and recommendations," Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

Youssef, Hala, Nahla Abdel-Tawab, Ton van der Velden, and Mohamed A. Gabal. "Linking family planning with postabortion services in Egypt: Is it feasible to offer family planning counseling on the ward?" FRONTIERS Research Update no. 10. Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

2005
Bratt, John, Nahla Abdel-Tawab, Magdi Ibrahim, and Mohammed Edress. "Willingness-to-pay for services provided by the Clinical Services Improvement Project (CSI) in Egypt," FRONTIERS Final Report. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

"Taking an integrated approach to studying gynecological disorders," Population Council Annual Report 2004. New York: Population Council. (full text)

2004
Amin, Sajeda and Nagah H. Al-Bassusi. "Education, wage work, and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women," Journal of Marriage and Family 66(5): 1287–1299. (abstract) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 171. New York: Population Council, 2003. (abstract) (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

"Approaches to researching women's reproductive health," Population Briefs 10(2): 6. (full text) (PDF in Arabic)

Casterline, John and Rania Roushdy. Fertility Decline in Egypt: The Challenge of Achieving Replacement-Level Fertility. Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

Cherine, Mohamed, Karima Khalil, Nevine Hassanein, Hania Sholkamy, Miral Breebaart, and Amr Elnoury. "Management of the third stage of labor in an Egyptian teaching hospital," International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 87(1): 54–58. (abstract)

El-Gibaly, Omaima M.H. and Susan M. Lee-Rife. Too Young to Be a Mother: A Description of the Lives of Married Adolescent Girls in Egypt. Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org) (PDF in Arabic)

"Investigating childbirth practices in an Egyptian hospital," Population Council Annual Report 2003. New York: Population Council. (full text)

"Ishraq project update," Ishraq: Safe Spaces to Learn, Play and Grow, Briefing Sheet no. 5. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

Khalil, Karima, Mohamed Cherine, Amr Elnoury, Hania Sholkamy, Miral Breebaart, and Nevine Hassanein. "Labor augmentation in an Egyptian teaching hospital," International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 85(1): 74–80. (abstract)

Khalil, Karima and Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi. "Making motherhood safer in Egypt," Middle East and North Africa Policy Brief. Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

"Lessons from introducing postabortion care in Egypt," Population Briefs 10(3): 5. (full text) (PDF in Arabic)

"Letting girls play: Breaking down barriers in rural Egypt through sports," Ishraq: Safe Spaces to Learn, Play and Grow, Briefing Sheet no. 6. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

Nawar, Laila, Ibrahim Kharboush, Magdi A. Ibrahim, Hesham Makhlouf, and Susan Adamchak. "Impact of improved client–provider interaction on women's achievement of fertility goals in Egypt," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Sholkamy, Hania and Farha Ghannam (eds.). Health and Identity in Egypt, Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

Zibani, Nadia. "Expansion of recreational sports program for adolescent rural girls in Egypt," Ishraq: Safe Spaces to Learn, Play and Grow, Program Document. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

2003
Casterline, John,
Fatma El-Zanaty, and Laila O. El-Zeini. "Unmet need and unintended fertility: Longitudinal evidence from upper Egypt," International Family Planning Perspectives (29)4: 158–166. (offsite PDF)

"Egyptian working women's perceptions of marriage," Population Briefs 9(3): 5. (full text)

Herrera, Linda. Participation in School Upgrading in Egypt. The Colors of Change, Cairo: Population Council. (PDF in Arabic) (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

Huntington, Dale and Laila Nawar. "Moving from research to program: The Egyptian postabortion care initiative," International Family Planning Perspectives 29(3): 121–125. (offsite PDF)

Jejeebhoy, Shireen, Michael A. Koenig, and Christopher J. Elias. "Community interaction in studies of gynaecological morbidity: Experiences in Egypt, India and Uganda," in Shireen Jejeebhoy, Michael A. Koenig, and Christopher J. Elias (eds.), Reproductive Tract Infections and Other Gynaecological Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Research Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 140–147.*

Lloyd, Cynthia B., Sahar El-Tawila, Wesley H. Clark, and Barbara S. Mensch. "The impact of educational quality on school exit in Egypt," Comparative Education Review 47(4): 444–467.*

Mensch, Barbara S., Barbara L. Ibrahim, Susan M. Lee, and Omaima El-Gibaly. "Gender-role attitudes among Egyptian adolescents," Studies in Family Planning 34(1): 8–18. (PDF)

"Obstetrics in Cairo: Actual practices versus evidence-based protocols," Momentum, October. New York: Population Council. (full text)

Salem, Rania, Barbara L. Ibrahim, and Martha Brady. "Negotiating leadership roles: Young women's experiences in rural Egypt," Women's Studies Quarterly 31(3–4): 174–191.*

"Selected DHS data on 10–14-year-olds: Egypt," annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning." New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Sholkamy, Hania, Nevine Hassanein, Mohamed Cherine, Amr Elnoury, Miral Breebaart, and Karima Khalil. "An observation checklist for facility-based normal labor and delivery practices: The Galaa study," Monographs in Reproductive Health no. 5. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

2002
Amin, Sajeda and Cynthia B. Lloyd. "Women's lives and rapid fertility decline: Some lessons from Bangladesh and Egypt," Population Research and Policy Review 21(4): 275–317. (abstract) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 117. New York: Population Council, 1998. (abstract) (PDF)

El-Gibaly, Omaima, Barbara L. Ibrahim, Barbara S. Mensch, and Wesley H. Clark. "The decline of female circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and interpretation," Social Science and Medicine 54(2): 205–220. (abstract) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 132. New York: Population Council, 1999. (abstract) (PDF)

Farag, Abdel Moneim, Karima Khalil, Assem Anwar, Dina Galal, and Nabil Younis. "Improving women's reproductive health: The medical components of a primary level framework of services," Policy Series in Reproductive Health no. 7. Cairo: Reproductive Health Working Group. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

Ibrahim, Barbara, Sunny Sallam, Sahar El Tawila, Omaima El Gibaly, Fikrat El Sahn, Susan Lee, Barbara S. Mensch, Hind Wassef, Sarah Bukhari, and Osman Galal. Transitions to Adulthood: A National Survey of Egyptian Adolescents (second edition), Cairo: Population Council. (PDF in Arabic)

"An innovative youth program focuses on rural, out-of-school girls," Ishraq: Safe Spaces to Learn, Play and Grow, Briefing Sheet no. 2. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

2001
El-Kogali, Safaa El-Tayeb and Nagah Hassan Al-Bassusi. Youth Livelihood Opportunities in Egypt. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

El Zanaty, Fatma, Laila Nawar, and Ramadan Hamed. "An assessment of selected sub-systems of the Egyptian Norplant® program," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey—Statistical tables for program planning: Egypt 1995." New York: Population Council. (PDF) (additional information about document series)

"Gender roles sharply differentiated among Egyptian youth," Population Briefs 7(2): 5. (full text) (PDF in Arabic)

Ibrahim, Magdi, James Foreit, and M.E. Khan. "Operations research in reproductive health and family planning at the Cairo Demographic Center," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Lloyd, Cynthia B., Sahar El Tawila, Wesley H. Clark, and Barbara S. Mensch. "Determinants of educational attainment among adolescents in Egypt: Does school quality make a difference?" Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 150. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

"Safe spaces to learn, play and grow (Ishraq)," Ishraq: Safe Spaces to Learn, Play and Grow, Briefing Sheet no. 1. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

2000
Abdel-Tawab, Nahla and Sahar Hegazi. "Critical analysis of interventions against FGC in Egypt," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Abdel-Tawab, Nahla, Laila Nawar, Hala Youssef, and Dale Huntington. "Integrating issues of sexuality into Egyptian family planning counseling," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Egypt: Encourage journalists to cover reproductive health," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 15. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Egypt: Expand access to postabortion care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 12. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Egypt: Family planning providers should encourage clients to discuss sexual problems," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 7. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Egypt: NGOs need to join forces to end FGC," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 14. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

El-Badawy, Amal, Mohamed Hussein, Maha Taalat, and Amani Kandil. "The impact of family planning on women's empowerment and family life in an Egyptian setting," West Asia & North Africa Regional Paper no. 46. Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

El Tawila, Sahar. "Youth in the population agenda: Concepts and methodology," West Asia & North Africa Regional Paper no. 44. Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org)

El Tawila, Sahar, Cynthia Lloyd, Barbara S. Mensch, Hind Wassef, Zeinab Gamal, Wesley Clark, and Rania Sakr. The School Environment in Egypt. A Situation Analysis of Public Preparatory Schools, Cairo: Population Council. (requests for this publication may be sent to pcouncil@popcouncil.org) (PDF in Arabic)

Hegazi, Sahar and Mona Khalifa. "Increasing the coverage of reproductive health issues in the Egyptian press," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Khalil, Karima, Abdel Moneim Farag, Assem Anwar, Dina Galal, Olfia Kamal, Karraze Shorbagi, Miral Breebaart, Hind Khattab, Nabil Younis, and Huda Zurayk. "Integrating a reproductive health framework within primary care services: The experience of the Reproductive Health Intervention Study," Policy Series in Reproductive Health no. 6. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

Mensch, Barbara S.,  Barbara L. Ibrahim, Susan M. Lee, and Omaima El-Gibaly. "Socialization to gender roles and marriage among Egyptian adolescents," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 140. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Meyers, Carey. Adolescent Girls' Livelihoods. Essential Questions, Essential Tools: A Report on a Workshop, New York and Washington, DC: Population Council and the International Center for Research on Women. (PDF)

1999
Guenena, Nemat and Nadia Wassef. Unfulfilled Promises: Women’s Rights. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

Khattab, Hind, Nabil Younis, and Huda Zurayk. Women, Reproduction, and Health in Rural Egypt: The Giza Study. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. (additional information)

1997
Assaad, Marie and Judith Bruce. "Empowering the next generation: Girls of the Maqattam garbage settlement," SEEDS no. 19. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF in Arabic)

*Not available from the Population Council.


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