Bothaina Kamel

Bothaina camel; Arab بثينة كامل; ( born April 18, 1962 in Cairo ) is an Egyptian television presenter, activist and politician of the Kifaya movement. She served a long time as an advocate for democracy, her professional career was therefore marked by repeated conflict with the authorities. She announced her candidacy for the presidential elections in Egypt in 2012.

Camel moderated from 1992 to 1998 a popular Egyptian radio program called " Nightime Confessions". She later worked as a television presenter for the new Egyptian state television and hosted a show called "Please Understand Me " on the located in Saudi Arabian owned Orbit satellite TV network. In each transfer, she performed the official opposition: "Confessions " was deleted after a cry of outrage by Muslim conservatives. Since she did not want to propaganda about the presidential election and the 2005 parliamentary elections to be involved, she left the Egyptian state television. " Understand Me " was also set by the Saudi producers, as they took into account that the coverage of the revolution in Egypt in 2011 also could affect Saudi Arabian interests.

Political activities and positions

Bothaina camel came again and again with pro-democracy rallies and formed in 2005 with a group to monitor the elections. She went during the revolution in Egypt in 2011 on the road and took part in the protests in Tahrir Square.

Camel is a self-proclaimed social democrat and political party affiliation officially and independently. As a Muslim it is committed against sectarianism and supports the equal treatment of Coptic and Muslim places of worship. In addition, it is committed to the lawful punishment of those who incite religious violence. She wears as a necklace half moon and a cross and criticized the military for religious clashes that erupted after the revolution. Camel is for the reduction of the minimum age of parliamentarians from 30 to 22 to engage young people in the political participation of the country.