Gaber Asfour
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Gaber Ahmed Asfour is an Egypt
ian professor at Cairo University since 1966, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011 . He has published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others .
During the 2011 Egyptian protests he was appointed minister of culture. But he resigned after only one week in office, citing health problems as the reason for his resignation.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian professor at Cairo University since 1966, who was appointed as the Minister of Culture on 1 February 2011 . He has published Countering Fanaticism, Times of the Novel and In Defense of the Enlightenment, among others .
During the 2011 Egyptian protests he was appointed minister of culture. But he resigned after only one week in office, citing health problems as the reason for his resignation.