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Huda Sultan
Huda Sultan or Hoda Sultan ( ar, هـدى سلطان, Birth name: Bahiga Abd El Aal ( arz, بهيجة عبد العال), (15 August 1925 – 5 June 2006) was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was mostly known for her mother roles in both Egyptian cinema and television. She was also one of the most awarded actress for her roles, especially in musicals in the black and white movies where she played secondary and leading roles. Sultan performed in hundreds of movies in her 56-year career. Early life Huda Sultan was born on 15 August 1925 in the rural Egyptian city of Tanta to a lower class family. She was the third of five siblings; one of her brothers was the renowned artist Mohamed Fawzi. She was born as ''Bahiga Abd El-Aal'', but later adopted her new acting name, ''Huda Sultan'', after many suggestions from prominent Egyptian Cinema producers that her birth name was too rural. Career In 1950 she starred in her first film "''Set El Hosn''" ( arz, ست الحسن, "The lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanta
Tanta ( ar, طنطا ' , ) is a city in Egypt with the country's fifth largest populated area and 658,798 inhabitants as of 2018. Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria: north of Cairo and southeast of Alexandria. The capital of Gharbia Governorate, it is a center for the cotton-ginning industry. One of the major railway lines goes through Tanta. Annual festivals are held in Tanta for one week beginning on 11 October celebrating the birthday of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Sufi figure of the 13th century, who founded the Badawiyya Tariqa in Egypt and is buried in Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque, the main mosque of Tanta. Tanta is known for its ''sweet'' shops and roasted chickpeas. Overview The older name of the city is Tandata () which comes from its Coptic name. With its large cotton plantations, in 1856, Tanta became a stop on the railway network, primarily for the benefit of exporting its cotton to European markets. The area around Tanta was mostly fields but Tanta had gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malignant cells that originate as epithelial cells, or from tissues composed of epithelial cells. Other lung cancers, such as the rare sarcomas of the lung, are generated by the malignant transformation of connective tissues (i.e. nerve, fat, muscle, bone), which arise from mesenchymal cells. Lymphomas and melanomas (from lymphoid and melanocyte cell lineages) can also rarely result in lung cancer. In time, this uncontrolled neoplasm, growth can metastasis, metastasize (spreading beyond the lung) either by direct extension, by entering the lymphatic circulation, or via hematogenous, bloodborne spread – into nearby tissue or other, more distant parts of the body. Most cancers that originate from within the lungs, known as primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahed El Sebai
Nahed El Sebai ( ar, ناهد السباعي; born 25 May 1987) is an Egyptian actress. She has appeared in more than ten films since 2004. She is the granddaughter of Farid Shawki and Huda Sultan Huda Sultan or Hoda Sultan ( ar, هـدى سلطان, Birth name: Bahiga Abd El Aal ( arz, بهيجة عبد العال), (15 August 1925 – 5 June 2006) was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was mostly known for her mother roles in both Egyp .... Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebai, Nahed El 1987 births Living people Egyptian film actresses Egyptian television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Al-Atrash
Farid al-Atrash ( ar, فريد الأطرش; October 19, 1916 – December 26, 1974), also written Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of only nine years old with his mother and siblings, he studied there under numerous respected musicians. Al-Atrash embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades—recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies. Sometimes referred to as "malek al-oud", he is one of the most important figures of 20th- century Arab music. Early life Al-Atrash was born in Al-Qurayya, in southern Syria to the Druze princely al-Atrash family who fought the French colonial army. His father was Syrian and his mother was Lebanese. As a young child, al-Atrash emigrated with his mother and siblings to Egypt, escaping the French occupation. Later, they were naturalized by the Egyptian government as citizens. Farid's mother sang and played the Oud, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesham Selim
Hesham Selim ( ar, هشام سليم; 27 January 1958 – 22 September 2022) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He’s the son of Saleh Selim. He acted in many movies and television series since his childhood. Career Selim's first acting role was in ''Empire M'' (1972), in which he acted as the son of Faten Hamama. However, he took his schooling seriously and did not act again until he graduated, in which he studied Tourism in Helwan University. Beside his acting career, he hosted the TV show "Hiwar Al Qahira" on Sky News Arabia. Personal life Selim was married twice. Mervat El Nahas was his first wife who was the mother of his three children. He then married Nadia Al Ghaleb in 2004. On 5 May 2020, he spoke on television about having a 26-year-old transgender son, in a rare public show of support for LGBT+ rights in the conservative Muslim majority country. On 22 September 2022, he died of lung cancer after several months in hospital. Selected Filmography * Bahethat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau (; 2 November 1944 – 7 October 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films '' La Reine Margot'' and '' Intimacy'', and for his staging of the '' Jahrhundertring'', the centenary '' Ring Cycle'' at the Bayreuth Festival in 1976. Winner of almost twenty movie awards, including the Cannes Jury Prize and the Golden Berlin Bear, Chéreau served as president of the jury at the 2003 Cannes festival. From 1966, he was artistic director of the ''Public-Theatre'' in the Parisian suburb of Sartrouville, where in his team were stage designer Richard Peduzzi, costume designer Jacques Schmidt and lighting designer André Diot, with whom he collaborated in many later productions. From 1982, he was director of "his own stage" at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers at Nanterre where he staged plays by Jean Racine, Marivaux and Shakespeare as well as wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adieu Bonaparte
''Adieu Bonaparte'' or ''Bonaparte in Egypt'' ( arz, وداعا بونابرت, translit. Weda'an Bonapart) is a 1985 Egyptian-French historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine and starring Michel Piccoli, Salah Zulfikar, Patrice Chéreau and Mohsen Mohieddin. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. It was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Michel Piccoli as Cafarelli *Salah Zulfikar as Cheikh Hassouna * Patrice Chéreau as Napoléon Bonaparte * Mohsen Mohieddin as Ali * Mohsena Tewfik as La mère * Christian Patey as Horace * Gamil Ratib as Barthelemy * Taheya Cariocca as La sage femme * Huda Sultan as Nefissa * Claude Cernay as Decoin * Mohamad Dardiri as Sheikh Charaf * Hassan El Adl as Cheikh Aedalah * Tewfik El Dekn as Le Derwiche (as Tewfik El Dekken) * Seif El Dine as Kourayem (as Seif Eddina) * Hassan Husseiny as Le père * Farid Mahmoud as Faltaos See also * Salah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soad Hosny
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals); and John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song " B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on hiatus in 2006 and reunited in 2010. Other than two new songs in 2020 (" Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz"), System of a Down has not released a full-length record since the '' Mezmerize'' and '' Hypnotize'' albums in 2005. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, while two of their singles, " Aeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Choice (1970 Film)
''The Choice'' (also known as Al-ikhtiyar) is a 1970 Egyptian drama and mystery film directed by Youssef Chahine.The film stars Soad Hosny, Ezzat El Alaili and Mahmoud El-Meliguy in the lead roles. Cast * Soad Hosny * Ezzat El Alaili * Mahmoud El-Meliguy Mahmoud el-Meliguy ( arz, محمود المليجي, ; 22 December 1910 – 6 June 1983) was an Egyptian screenwriter and an actor of film, theater, and television. He started his career playing minor roles, but achieved stardom in the late 1 ... * Seif El Dine * Seif Eddine Shawkat References External links * 1970s Arabic-language films 1970 films 1970s mystery drama films Egyptian mystery drama films 1970 drama films Films directed by Youssef Chahine {{mystery-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film director. He was active in the Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. A winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement), Chahine was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif. A well-regarded director with critics, he was often present at film festivals during the earlier decades of his work. Chahine gained his largest international audience as one of the co-directors of ''11'9"01 September 11'' (2002). Childhood and early life Chahine (Fr. pronounced Shaheen) was born in Alexandria, Egypt to a Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Melkite Greek Catholic family. His father was an attorney originally from Zahle, Lebanon and was a supporter of the Egyptian nationalism, Egyptian nationalist Wafd Party. His mother, Claire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Women (1968 Film)
Three Women (Egyptian Arabic: ٣ نساء translit: ''Thalath Nisa'') is an Egyptian film released in 1968. The film is written by Ihsan Abdel Quddous and stars Salah Zulfikar. It tells three separate stories about three women, featuring Sabah, Huda Sultan and Mervat Amin. The first story: Hana Plot Hana (Mervat Amin), an air hostess, loves Adel (Salah Zulfikar), the architect, but she meets Sami (Samir Shamas), the Lebanese pilot, and she also falls in love with him. The choice is settled. Cast * Salah Zulfikar: (Adel) * Mervat Amin: (Hana) * Samir Chamas: (Sami) * Abdel Moneim Ibrahim: (Abdul Hamid Zuhdi) * Ragaa El Geddawy: (Hana's colleague) * Nadia Seif Al-Nasr: (Hana's colleague) * Alia Abdel Moneim: (Hana's mother) * Atef Makram: (Adel is Hana's brother) Staff * Directed by: Mahmoud Zulfikar * Screenplay and dialogue: Mohamed Abu Yousef * Director of Photography: Waheed Farid The second story: Tawheeda Plot Tawheeda, a beautiful widow (Huda Sultan), loves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
