Sayyid Al-Qemany | |
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Born | Al-Wasta, Beni Suef, Egypt | 13 March 1947
Died | 6 February 2022 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 74)
Occupation | Academic writer, thinker |
Education | Bachelor in philosophy |
Sayyid Al-Qemany (Arabic: سيد محمد القمني, also al-Qimni, 13 March 1947 – 6 February 2022) was an Egyptian secular writer and thinker. His works emphasize the importance of critical thinking, and he was an opponent of Islamic fundamentalism, supporting separation of religion and state, and tolerance. In 2009, he won the Egyptian Culture Ministry's prize for achievement in the social sciences, a cash award of 200,000 Egyptian pounds (about $US36,000).[1][2] A judicial and media campaign was launched calling for the prize to be withdrawn[3] by those who claimed Al-Qemany was a heretic who had harmed Islam and Muslims with his writings.[1][2]
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