{"id":40874,"date":"2016-12-04T06:10:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T04:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=40874"},"modified":"2016-12-01T12:10:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T10:10:26","slug":"%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%88%d8%a9-183-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%88%d8%a9-183-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Egypt 183 \u2013 \u00abThe Man of Law and Literature\u00bb \u2013 December 4, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0He is said to have been, \u201cOne of the most prominent constitutionalists in Egypt. He was a creative orator and converser, an energetic man; an icon of good times; a contributor to many an Arab country\u2019s legal affairs who had prepared and phrased their constitutions and main legislations.\u201d<\/span> A magistrate and a professor, he had tackled lots of lawsuits and given lectures at the Faculty of Law, Cairo University. Yet, academia was not his sole interest, as he had a relish for a politics. In fact, he wanted to do his best for Egypt. He had a strong belief that Egypt\u2019s future will be prosperous, which was reflected in an article entitled, \u201cA Prosperous Future Awaits Egypt\u201d. May Dr. Yehia al-Gamal rest in peace.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Yehia Abdul Aziz Abdul Fattah al-Gamal was born on August 15, 1930 in Menoufiya. He passed away on November 21, 2016. During his lifetime, he decided to study law in spite of his love for literature. He writes, \u201cSixty years ago, I decided to study law, and abandon the Faculty of Arts. That day, I told myself: \u2018Law will be my profession and literature my diversion.\u2019<\/span> He was a unique blend of sense and sensibility.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Yehia al-Gamal graduated from Law School in 1952. He became attorney aide in 1953, then district attorney in 1954. Yehia al-Gamal acquired his M.A. in 1963, only to start a long academic journey which lasted for more than fifty years. He became Assistant Teacher, then Teacher in 1967, having acquired his Ph.D. He became Assistant Professor in 1970, then Professor in the same year. Later, he became dean of the Faculty of Law which he did cherish. He loved law so much that, \u201cLaw is like a maestro; believing in the rule of law is verily a standard of progress and civilization.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Dr. al-Gamal enjoyed being with his students. He maintains in one of his articles, \u201c\u2026 A friend asked me when I was at my best. I thought, then answered, \u2018I am at my best when I read poetry, listen to Um Kulthoum, see some of my loved ones, and sit with my Ph.D. candidates at the Faculty of Law, Cairo University.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In 1971, Dr. al-Gamal became State Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Administrative Development. In 2011, he became deputy Prime Minister for Societal Dialogue Affairs. But he resigned on July, 2011. During his lifetime, he had plenty of achievements. He is one of the prominent founders of the Arab Organization for Human Rights. He led it from 1983 to 2000.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Likewise, Dr. al-Gamal participated in founding and leading a huge number of human rights organizations, such as the Arab Institute for Human Rights in Tunisia. He also founded the Democratic Front Party in collaboration with Ossama al-Ghazali Harb, Ali al-Salmi and a group of thinkers and politicians. He presided that party. Additionally, he was member of several bodies, such as the National Council for Education and Scientific Research, International Court of Arbitration in Paris, Sixth of October University Board of Trustees, Zagazig University Board, the People\u2019s Assembly, the law committee at the Supreme Council of Culture, as well as the Egyptian Family House where he was head of the Legal Committee.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Dr. Yehia al-Gamal has a lot of legal and political publications, such as, \u201cContemporary Political Regimes,\u201d \u201cThe Constitutional System in the Arab Republic of Egypt,\u201d \u201cThe Egyptian Constitutional System,\u201d \u201cThe Administrative Judiciary,\u201d \u201cThe Constitutional Judiciary,\u201d \u201cPluralism in Constitutional Judiciary,\u201d and \u201cHow Constitutional Judiciary Promotes Participation in Public Life.\u201d Likewise, Dr. al-Gamal wrote a number of political articles in Egyptian and Arab journals. He also wrote a number of articles in literary periodicals in Egypt and the Arab world.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Due to the multiplicity of his achievements, he deserved the State\u2019s Award of Social Sciences which he received from the Supreme Council of Culture in 1998. His life was full of:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Great Love for Egypt<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Whoever read or met Dr. Yehia al-Gamal felt his deep love for Egypt and her people. He was not just a university professor. He was a politician who sensed the country\u2019s pains, which is why he tackled her concerns in his writings. He had a bee in his bonnet about Egypt\u2019s future, security, dignity, and prosperity.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Even at times of hardship, he focused on Egypt\u2019s future, calling upon the people to unite and work. He said that there were two prerequisites for reaching a prosperous future, \u201cFirst, Egyptians have to unite and do their best, for no pain, no gain. We have to realize that our problems have accumulated throughout several years and cannot be solved instantly. We have to understand that Egypt\u2019s existence is being challenged. Second, we have to fix the middle administration system.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0He thought that unity and cooperation are the means of saving the country, which is why he said, \u201cWe cannot save Egypt unless we unite, work diligently, and give the lint of our money and effort: for if our country drowns, we will perish.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Due to his preoccupation with dialogue, he wrote about the culture of difference, \u201cIn civilized communities, conversers know how to agree or differ. On the other hand, in disorderly communities, conversers hurriedly plunge into a fight whenever they differ. So, we have to learn how to differ; we have to learn the culture of productive dialogue.\u201d<\/span> He also wrote, \u201cWe are individuals who become groups. Yet, we do not know how to converse. We do not know that dialogue is an art which bases are good listening, understanding, then talking.\u201d<\/span> Many a time had he posed the question, \u201cWhat do we need to unite?\u201d<\/span> In fact, he was trying to find a remedy for all sorts of conflict.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Dr. Yehia al-Gamal continuously rejected\u2026 Stories never end in Beautiful Egypt.<\/span><\/h2>\n

General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n

Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

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