Ramses Younan: A Surrealist Vision of Egyptian Identity Ramses Younan (رمسيس يونان; Minya, 1913 – Cairo, 1966), was an Egyptian painter and writer whose work stands apart from the mainstream Surrealist movement. Born into a modest Coptic Christian family in Minya, Egypt, Younan’s artistic journey began with formal training at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo but he swiftly abandoned academic pursuits to teach drawing in regional scho…