Writer, thinker, economist Galal Amin dead at 83

**#7 The widely celebrated Egyptian writer, public intellectual and economics professor Galal Amin passed away yesterday, Al Mal reports. Amin, who was 83, was an outspoken commentator known for his critique of Egypt’s economic and cultural dependency on western countries. Galal published eight books over the course of a rich career, with his most widely acclaimed — Whatever Happened to the Egyptians? — diving into the political, economic, and social history of Egypt from 1950 to 1995.