Tamer Amin (; born 10 September 1971) is a former

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presenter and interviewer for '' Masr El-Nahrda'' (Egypt Today), a popular Egyptian

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, which airs on the Egyptian National TV (ERTU). He has also had content broadcast on

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Positions

Amin is known for being strongly supportive of the Egyptian government. He has expressed his views on a number of issues: *Responding to a question regarding whether or not Egyptian men who marry

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revoked, Amin stated "Everything should be taken from them, not just their citizenship." *In response to a video purported to document a gay wedding ceremony, Amin said "I don’t have a problem with anyone doing something wrong, and keeping it private ... but if that person is proud of it, and doesn’t try to hide it ... that’s a disaster." *Amin expressed support for Egypt and

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acquiring

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s, arguing that "As a deterrent. I support Egypt's policy of turning the Middle East into a nuclear-free zone. But if a country like Israel has nuclear weapons, it has a deterrent, and all of us Arabs are afraid of it."Egyptian TV Host Tamer Amin: I Support Iran and Egypt Obtaining Nuclear Weapons Because "There Must Be Some Scarecrow to Frighten" Israel
MEMRITV.org, Clip No. 2700, November 10, 2010.

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