Tamer Amin Explained
| Tamer Amin |
| Native Name: | تامر أمين |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1971 |
| Nationality: | Egyptian |
| Occupation: | television presenter |
Tamer Amin (Arabic: تامر أمين; born 10 September 1971) is a former Egyptian television presenter and interviewer for Masr El-Nahrda (Egypt Today), a popular Egyptian live television talk show from Cairo, which airs on the Egyptian National TV (ERTU). He has also had content broadcast on Al Hayat TV.[1]
Positions
Amin is known for being strongly supportive of the Egyptian government.[2] He has expressed his views on a number of issues:
- Responding to a question regarding whether or not Egyptian men who marry Israeli women should have their Egyptian citizenship revoked, Amin stated "Everything should be taken from them, not just their citizenship."
- In response to a video purported to document a gay wedding ceremony, Amin said "I don’t have a problem with anyone doing something wrong, and keeping it private ... but if that person is proud of it, and doesn’t try to hide it ... that’s a disaster."[3]
- Amin expressed support for Egypt and Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, arguing that "As a deterrent. I support Egypt's policy of turning the Middle East into a nuclear-free zone. But if a country like Israel has nuclear weapons, it has a deterrent, and all of us Arabs are afraid of it."[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Al-Jazeera documentary on Egyptian conscripts reignites media war with Qatar - Egypt Independent. Egypt Independent. 4 March 2018. 27 November 2016.
- News: Weaver. Matthew. CIA torture report: global reaction roundup. The Guardian. 4 March 2018. en. 10 December 2014.
- Web site: Kingsley. Patrick. Eight men put on trial in Cairo over Egypt's 'first gay marriage'. the Guardian. 4 March 2018. en. 24 September 2014.
- http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2700.htm Egyptian TV Host Tamer Amin: I Support Iran and Egypt Obtaining Nuclear Weapons Because "There Must Be Some Scarecrow to Frighten" Israel
