Shams al-Muluk Gamil al-Baroudi ( ar, شمس الملوك جميل البارودي) is a retired Egyptian actress who was active in Egyptian films and also
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during the 1960s and 1970s. Lisa Anderson of the ''
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'' described her as "one of the most beautiful and glamorous of Egypt's actresses".Anderson, Lisa. "Egypt's cultural shift reflects Islam's pull." ''
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''. March 21, 2004. p 3 Retrieved on February 21, 2013.
Career
She was born to an Egyptian father and a Syrian mother who was born in Egypt, al-Baroudi studied at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in
Cairo
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for two and a half years and made her cinema debut in
Ismail Yassin
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's comedy '' Hired Husband'' (زوج بالإيجار) in 1961. After a prolific career in the 1960s, she came under spotlight with "transgressive" roles in early 1970s, such as her role in Salah Zulfikar's psychological drama '' The Other Man'' (الرجل الآخر) in 1973 and '' Malatily Bathhouse'' (حمام الملاطيلي) of
Salah Abu Seif
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in 1973.
After marriage to fellow actor Hassan Youssef in 1972, the couple started to work in cooperation until al-Baroudi decided after
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in 1982 to quit cinema and wear the
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.شمس البارودى /ref> At that time Youssef was still filming ''Two on the Road'' (اثنين على الطريق) and after al-Baroudi's unexpected retirement, the film could only be completed and released by 1984.
After retirement
In 2001, Nourah Abdul Aziz Al-Khereiji of the ''
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'' interviewed al-Baroudi in the 2001
Al-Madinah Festival
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''. Retrieved on Thursday February 21, 2013. As of 2004, she was wearing a niqab and her sole television appearances were on religious satellite channels. By 2008, she stopped wearing the niqab and only wore the veil.Rizq, Hamdi (حمدى رزق). Renouncing The 'Niqab' " ArchivePrint versionArchive Translation b Eltorjoman International ''
Almasry Alyoum
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''. Monday 25 February 2008. Issue 1352. Page 13. Retrieved on February 20, 2013. Original Arabic article: العودة من النقاب " ArchivePrint friendlyArchive
Lisa Anderson used al-Baroudi as an example of an increase in social conservatism in Egyptian society.
Personal life
Al-Baroudi married
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prince
Khalid bin Saud
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Ghada Adel
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* Habib, Samar. ''Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations''.
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Almasry Alyoum
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