No country for old women !!

With an apology to No country for Old men "by the way the title was changed in Egypt because it seemed to be offensive to our traditions and culture that respect old people despite the fact if you read this post you will know that this just an assumption and no one respects old people in Egypt as it should be anymore"

Amal Fahmy , a Media icon not only in Egypt but in the Arab world and I would dare to say not only in the Middle East but in the Whole World.

Amal Fahmy is from the early generations that worked in the Egyptian Radio even before the revolution. Her program "On the corner" is from the longest running programs in the Egyptian Radio since the 1950s till now. She was from the people who discovered Abd El-Halim Hafiz in that program and even appeared in his film "Nights of Love" in 1950s as the famous Amal Fahmy ,this woman hosted the stars of the Arab world in her show from Presidents to ministers to celebs to Queens like Queen Farida , this woman is just like Larry King yet she is not that rich or influential like him strangely , well after all she is a real lady.

Amal Fahmy's show is semi live one , she goes down with her famous Microphone and asks people about their problems , about what is on their minds and what they think about certain things from international events to local ones, she does not use extras in her show and she does not present a cheerful picture for the country , she is not opponent for the regime but she is trying as much as she can to present the truth. She fought the censorship many times and her show was stopped then it returned back . She does not speak about politics but in the general affairs of the society from economy to culture to arts to religion, as I said she is a female version of Larry King. In the last years she became somehow very critic concerning the Egyptian society and the corruption it faces from all sides ,she believed there is a real freedom and sometimes she crossed lines in the point of view of some parties in regime. She is a conservative old respectable lady that I respect so much and many many Egyptians may be millions think the same thing ; do not base your judgment on the listeners of Nogoom FM .

Any how this fine lady found herself humiliated and threatened to be fired and dismissed in the most disrespectful way by some employee who was not born yet when she was the famous Amal Fahmy because she dared and aired a complain of a citizen regarding the security measures of the interior ministry parade when he comes or goes to his work !!!

The interior ministry considered her criticising the interior minister !!

Look as Egyptian citizen who lives and works in Mohendessin from time to time I get stuck in the street for hours because the interior minister is going to the ministry or coming back to his house in Lebanon Square , people Lebanon Square is fu*ked up since he has lived there !! When the minister passes ,especially the interior minister streets paralysed in Egypt !!

From two weeks I could not find a taxi to drive me home from the Batal Ahmed Abd Al Aziz because the traffic police changed the traffic and emptied the street from cars ,the street looked as if we were in the Eid or in Ramadan minutes before the breakfast , you know when it is too empty !! I found a suicidal taxi who took me as fast as he could and got away before he would get a fine and listen to some nice languages , strangely the officers saw that I wanted taxi for half an hour to go home , of course it is not their freaking problem !!

Any how back to Mrs. Fahmy , as you see she tickled an issue we suffer from in Cairo and Giza , of course the mind set of the interior ministry did not understand this , now Fahmy is in a black list , especially she aired after the complain a very patriotic song for legendary Shadia "My love Egypt" which the later sang after six days war and broke the hearts of Egyptians , I think it was excellent choice.

This shows you how much the interior ministry control the media in Egypt.

I swear if I were in the place of Fahmy , I would leave it for good till the regime is changed and I would go and make my own podcast .

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