Badī Khayrī ( ar, بديع خيري; 18 August 1893 – February 1966) was an
Egyptian
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folk
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lyricist
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and
playwright
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Etymology
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.
He was one of the folk lyricists who took their words and inspiration from
old traditional Egyptian folk stories and popular street songs sung by the masses in festivities. Khayri wrote several stories for
films
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such as ''
El Hub Keda
''El Hub Keda'' ( ar, الحب كده, translit.''Al Hubb Kida'' or ''Al-Houbb kidah'' aliases: That’s What Love Is or This is Love French: ''C'est ça l'amour'') is a 1961 Egyptian romance film starring Salah Zulfikar and Sabah. It is writt ...
'' (1961).
References
Egyptian dramatists and playwrights
Egyptian writers
1893 births
1966 deaths
Date of death missing
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
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