Kamal Ruhayyim (Arabic: كمال رحيم) (born 1947) is an Egyptian writer. He obtained a doctorate in law from Cairo University, 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 ''Diary of a Jewish Muslim'' is a 2014 book by Egyptian author Kamal Ruhayyim. It constitutes the first part of the "Galal trilogy", dealing with the life of Galal, an Egyptian boy with a Muslim father and a Jewish mother and spanning the 1930s t ...

'', ''

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 mo ...

'' and ''

Menorahs and Minarets ''Menorahs and Minarets: A Novel'' is a 2017 book by Egyptian author Kamal Ruhayyim. It constitutes the third part of the "Galal trilogy", dealing with the life of Galal, an Egyptian man with a Muslim father and a Jewish mother. After residing a ...

''. All three books have been translated by

Sarah Enany Sarah Enany ( ar, ساره عناني) 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 ...

and published by AUC Press.Marcia Lynx Qualey
"The unchangeable past"
(review of ''Menorahs and Minarets''), ''Qantara'', 2017.

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