Egypt mourned on Sunday the death of renowned writer, sociologist, and intellectual El-Sayed Yassin, who passed away at the age of 84, according to local media reports. Prime Minister Ismail Sherif, Al-Azhar, Egypt Writers Union, and a number of public figures paid their condolences to Yassin’s family. Born in Alexandria and having studied there, Yassin became particularly influential in sociology, earning the State Award and Nile Prize in sociology, among other literature awards. Yassin wrote a large number of articles and several books, additionally cooperating with foreign professors and researchers, such as in “The Egyptian Bureaucracy” in 1985. According to Al-Ahram, the book further included articles published in Al-Hayat newspaper between January and October of the same year.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 20, 2017 13:07 UTC