Ighraa (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: إغراء), also is known as Igraa, (January 19, 1945) is a

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

actress and belly dancer who reached her fame mostly in

Syrian cinema Syrian cinema has existed since the early 20th century. The first Syrian film was ''Al Muttaham al Baree (The Innocent Suspect)'', released in 1928. Since the early 1960s, the film sector has been mainly managed by the National Organization for C ...

of the 1970s. Born Nihad Alaeddin (

: نهاد علاء الدين), she left her native Syria with her elder sister for

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

in 1958. Trained under famous Egyptian belly dancer

Tahiya Karioka Taheyya Kariokka ( ar, تحية كاريوكا) also Tahiya Carioca (born Badaweya Mohamed Kareem Ali Elnedany), (February 22, 1915 – September 20, 1999) was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Early life Born in the Egyptia ...

, she was given the stage name ''Ighraa'' ("Temptation"). After appearing in various films and TV dramas in Egypt and later in Syria, she made her acting breakthrough with ''The Leopard'' (الفهد) by

Nabil Maleh Nabil Maleh (September 28, 1936 – February 24, 2016) was a Syrian film director, screenwriter, producer, painter and poet; he is thought to be a father of Syrian cinema. Nabil has published more than 1,000 articles short stories, essays and poe ...

released in 1972. Her scenes in the film were considered transgressive and caused widespread criticism, which was followed box office success.Syrian Actress Tests Boundaries Again

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After films such as ''

Al-Mughamara ''Al-Mughamara'' ( ar, المغامرة) (''The Adventure'') is a Syrian film which was released in 1974 in film, 1974. It was directed by the Syrian film Director Muhammad Shahin. The movie is 100 minutes long. Plot This film depends on histor ...

'' (1974) and into the late 1970s, she chose a lower profile but has remained a symbol of "openness and liberalism that reigned in the

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during the 1960s and 70s."

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at ElCinema * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ighraa Syrian film actresses Syrian female dancers Syrian dancers Belly dancers 1945 births Living people Entertainers from Damascus 20th-century Syrian actresses