Reactions to Inas Abdel Dayem as Egypt’s New Minister of Culture

Reactions to Inas Abdel Dayem’s appointment as the new Minister of Culture have shaken out, generally, along fault lines:

Cheers over the idea of a first female culture minister:

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1b

2a

 

There were also those who said that Abdel-Dayem had been fired by former Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz for corruption:

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4a

 

Those who called it a slap to the Brotherhood:

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Abdel-Dayem supporters who perhaps aren’t excited about the ministry:

 

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And those who wish there weren’t a giant culture ministry:

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