CAIRO: “Egyptians are killing one another” were the last words uttered by Galal Amer, Egypt's wise and witty writer, who left the world early on Sunday morning at a hospital in Alexandria after he suffered a heart attack a few days earlier. Amer was watching footage of clashes between pro- and anti-military council protesters before he collapsed and was taken to a hospital. The man is widely loved and respected by his peers and readers alike for his immaculate wit and powerful wisdom that was approachable and understood by many. His son, Ramy Amer, announced his father's departure on Facebook writing, “God have mercy on Galal Amer.” His funeral will be at the Qa'ed Ibrahim mosque in Alexandria later on Sunday. Amer, who graduated from military school and participated in the October 1973 war against Israel, also studied philosophy and law before becoming a full-time writer and one of Egypt's newspaper pillars of the past three decades. Known for his play on words and his free thought narration, he famously said “Egyptians started their civilization preserving the dead and now we preserve songs for our leaders.” He was a pro-democracy writer and had repeatably called for a civil democratic state where every Egyptian is equal under the law. Amer was 60-years-old. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/KPSIZ Tags: Death, featured, Galal Amer, Writer Section: Culture, Egypt, Latest News, Written Word
