The Egyptian Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has officially announced the suspension of popular TV personality Tamer Amin on Friday 19 February due to offensive comments he made about Upper Egyptians. Amin made the offensive comments in a segment on his program Akher El Nahar (The End of the Day) where he discussed overpopulation, claiming that Upper Egyptian families “intentionally” give birth to “a slew of children” to add use them and their labour to add to the family’s income. “Unfortunately, I hope my words do not offend you…in rural areas and Upper Egypt, there is a high percentage [of families] who give birth to boys and girls not to [raise them and educate them to build a career for themselves], but rather to spend money on the father and mother,” Amin said. Amin’s comments were, however, taken to heart by many, with many Egyptians launching a variety of angry hashtags in response to his comments. This segment comes in light of state efforts to counter overpopulation in Egypt. Dar al-Iftaa – the official Egyptian Islamic governmental body – also recently launched a campaign on its pages on Facebook…
Tamer Amin Show Suspended For Offensive Commentary on Upper Egyptians
February 20, 2021
