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Magda Al-Sabahi
Magda Sabbahi or Magda ( ar, ماجدة; 6 May 1931 – 16 January 2020) was an Egyptian film actress notable for her roles from 1949 to 1994. Life Afaf Ali Kamel Sabbahi was born on 6 May 1931 in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate. She was one of the greatest stars of Egyptian cinema, taking the lead role in sixty films. For her film career she took the stage name of Magda. In 1956, Magda founded her own film production company. In 1958, she played the lead role in the film by Youssef Chahine, ''Jamila al Jaza'iriya'' ( Jamila, the Algerian) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Ahmed Mazhar, the film was based on the story of Djamila Bouhired. In 1963, she married the intelligence officer and actor, Ihab Nafe, with whom she had her only daughter, Ghada, in 1965. In 1968, she starred in a film by Kamal El Sheikh, ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'' (The Man Who Lost His Shadow) opposite Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi, the film was based on Fathy Ghanem's novel of the same name. In ... [...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 gin, 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 Sufism, 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 ''Egyptian cuisine#Desserts, 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 ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal El Sheikh
Kamal El Sheikh ( ar, كمال الشيخ; 2 February 1919 – 2 January 2004) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987, with eight of them in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. Selected filmography * ''Malak al-Rahma'' (1946 - editor) * '' Al-Manzel Raqam 13'' (1952) * '' Hob wa Dumoo`'' (1955) * '' Life or Death'' (1955) * '' Ard al-Salam'' (1957) * ''Sayyidat al-Qasr'' (1958) * ''Hobbi al-Wahid'' (1960) * ''Lan Aataref'' (1961) * '' Chased by the Dogs'' (1962) * '' Last Night'' (1964) *'' Three Thieves'' (Story 3) (1966) *''The Man who lost his Shadow'' (1968) *'' Sunset and Sunrise'' (1970) *''Whom Should We Shoot? ''Whom Should We Shoot?'' ( ar, على مَن نطلق الرَصاص؟, translit.`Alā mann Notlīq Ar-rasās, IPA ælɑ: mʌn nʊtˤlq ərəsˤʌs is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. The film was listed in the CIFF To ...'' (1975) *'' The Peacock'' (1982) References External links * 1919 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenagers (film)
''Teenagers'' ( ar, المراهقات, ) is a 1961 Egyptian drama film directed by Ahmed Diaeddin. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a final nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot The film deals with suppressed Egyptian teenagers who come from different backgrounds. The film focuses on the lives of three teenagers who go to the same high school. Nada (Magda) comes from a high class, wealthy family. She lives in a mansion with her mother, brother and grandfather. The brother became the head of the family after the death of her father. He is a womanizer who spends money on his women, alcohol and drugs. Nada is 16 years old, very beautiful and innocent. She has never experienced true love before. She is not allowed to go out by herself. Her only freedom is when she meets her friends at school and they talk with each other. Nada’s best friend i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The National (Abu Dhabi)
''The National'' is a private English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The newspaper is owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi. History and profile ''The National'' was first published on 17 April 2008 by Abu Dhabi Media. The government-owned media company ran the newspaper along with other publications, including '' Al-Ittihad'', '' Majid'', ''Zahrat Al Khaleej'' and ''National Geographic Al Arabiya'' (in partnership with '' National Geographic''). In 2016, ''The National'' was acquired by International Media Investments, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation, a private investment company owned by Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan that is also part-owner of Sky News Arabia. Under new ownership, ''The National'' was relaunched in July 2017, a move marked by relocation to new headquarters and the opening of a foreign bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokki
Dokki ( ar, الدقي , is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo. It is a vital residential and commercial district with major roads connecting the two parts of Greater Cairo (Cairo and Giza). History Dokki used to be a village on a mostly royal and state-owned agricultural estate held under ''waqf'' (endowment) until the early 20th Century along with '' 'izbas'' (hamlets) such as Awlad 'Allam, Bein al-Sarayat and Dayr al-Nahya, surrounding the palace of princess Fatima, granddaughter of Khedieve Ismail. A renewed and expanded bridge and a real estate boom saw the land on Cairo's western bank being sold to property developers and subdivided into new suburban villa neighbourhoods. One of these companies was Société Anonyme Immobiliere des Terrains de Giza & Rodah which acquired the land around what is today Midan Finney, and after ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fathy Ghanem
Fathi Ghanem (Arabic: فتحي غانم) (2 March 1924 – 24 February 1999) was an Egyptian writer. Ghanem was born in Cairo to a working-class family. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Fuad I University, in 1944, then worked as a reporter for ', a newspaper published by the foundation of the same name. Later, he worked as an editor for '' Al Gomhuria'' and chairman of the board of directors at the Dar Al Tahrir Foundation, the newspaper's publisher. Works Books * ''The Man who Lost His Shadow'' (الرجل الذي فقد ظله, translated by Desmond Stewart) * ''The Elephants'' (الأفيال) * ''The Mountain'' (الجبل) Films * '' The Man who Lost His Shadow'' * '' Minister in Plaster'' See also * List of Egyptian authors This is a list of Egyptian Writers. A Hussein Abdelfatah * Abaza family * Fekry Pasha Abaza (1896–1979) * Abdel Rahman El Abnudi (1938–2015) * Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892–1955) * Yasser Abdel Hafez (1969– ) * Ibrahim Abdel Megu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal El-Shennawi
Mohammed Kamal el-Shennawi ( ar, محمد كمال الشناوي, ; December 26, 1921 – August 22, 2011) was an Egyptian film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ..., director and producer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shennawi, Kamal 1921 births 2011 deaths Egyptian male film actors Egyptian film producers Egyptian male television actors Egyptian film directors Egyptian expatriates in Sudan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Lost His Shadow
The Man who lost his Shadow ( Egyptian Arabic: الرجل الذي فقد ظله translit: ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'') is a 1968 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It is based on Fathy Ghanem’s story under the same name. The film stars Magda, Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi. ''The Man who lost his Shadow'' is a member of the Top 100 Egyptian films list. Synopsis The events of the film occur before the 1952 Revolution, Shawky is a revolutionary who struggles to build a new world. His friend, Youssef, rose in the world of journalism on the shoulders of his teacher, Mohamed Nagy, as he is an opportunist who sold himself in order to achieve his individual ambition and abandoned all human values and traditions with the aim of linking to a higher class represented by the aristocratic Souad. He struggles to build a new world in which his middle class and even the whole country will obtain social justice. Youssef's father assaults his maid, Mabrouka, and afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djamila Bouhired
Djamila Bouhired ( ar, جميلة بوحيرد, born c. 1935) is an Algerian militant. Bouhired is a nationalist who opposed the French colonial rule of Algeria. She was raised in a middle-class family by a Tunisian mother and an Algerian father, having attended a French school in Algeria. She would go on in her youth to join the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) while a student activist. There she worked as a liaison officer and personal assistant of FLN commander Yacef Saadi in Algiers. Biography Djamila Bouherid was born in a middle-class family in colonial Algeria. When she was still a student in a French school, she discovered her revolutionary spirit. When all the French students repeated every morning "France is our mother", Bouhired would stand up and scream "Algeria is our mother!" Of course, she was punished for this by the principal. From this time, Bouhired was drawn to the revolutionary cause. Her brothers having already been involved with the underground n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
