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The imposition of neoliberal reforms in Egypt (or any country) requires bringing the “informal economy” into compliance with official policy. The informal sector, which is largely independent and immune from regulation, cannot be allowed to thrive. The IMF and the World Bank, among others, have been pressuring Egypt to bring the informal economy into line,…

Know yourself and your own mind well enough to be able to distinguish your own thoughts from the thoughts Shaytaan whispers into your brain, and the impulses of your nafs that itch at you. Shaytaan is impatient, he will bombard you with a variety of notions; if you do not respond to one, he will…