Kamal Ruhayyim (1947 – 29 September 2023) was an Egyptian writer. He obtained a doctorate in law from

Cairo University Cairo University () is Egypt's premier public university. Its main campus is in Giza, immediately across the Nile from Cairo. It was founded on 21 December 1908;"Brief history and development of Cairo University." Cairo University Faculty of En ...

, before pursuing a career in law enforcement (police and

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). As an author, he is best known for the Galal trilogy, which consist of '' Diary of a Jewish Muslim'', ''

Days in the Diaspora ''Days in the Diaspora'' is a 2008 book by Egyptian author Kamal Ruhayyim, translated into English in 2012. It constitutes the second part of the "Galal trilogy", dealing with the life of Galal, an Egyptian man with a Muslim father and a Jewish ...

'' and '' Menorahs and Minarets''. All three books have been translated by

Sarah Enany Sarah Enany () is a literary translator. She has a PhD in drama and teaches at Cairo University. She has translated works by Yusuf Idris, Mohamed Salmawy and Ahmed Aboul Gheit, but she is best known for her translation of the Galal trilogy by Ka ...

and published by

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. Ruhayyim died on 29 September 2023, at the age of 76.

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1947 births 2023 deaths Cairo University alumni Egyptian writers Egyptian people of Jewish descent {{Egypt-writer-stub