Wedad hamdy biography sample

  • Born Wedaad Hamdy Zerrara in the governorate of Kafr al-Sheikh (Delta of Egypt),she is the actor with the most presence in Egyptian cinema.
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  • The images in this collection document the history of the Collège de la Sainte Famille in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Born Wedaad Hamdy Zerrara in the governorate of Kafr al-Sheikh (Delta of Egypt),she is the actor with the most presence in Egyptian cinema. She acted in 600 films, in most of...Read more which she was the funny maid who conveys love notes and messages between the young lady and her lover. Wedaad studied for two years at the High Institute of Dramatic Arts. It was director Barakaat who gave Wedaad her first role in “Haatha ganahou aby i.e. It is my father’s mistake”. She joined the Egyptian National Troupe where she acted “Scheherazade” instead of actor ‘Akeela Raateb, then Wedad worked in other theatrical troupes where she participated in a number of plays among which fryst vatten “Azeeza and Younis”. She was married several times to composer Muhammad al-Mougy and actors Muhammad al-Toukhy and Salaah Kabeel. She quit acting in the 1960s but Warda the famous singer convinced her to return in the musical “Tamr-Henna i.e. Tammarin”. Of her famous plays are: “Om-Rateeba i.e. Mother of Rateeba”, “

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    Archival Collection
    Date range:
    Inclusive, 1937-1987
    Abstract:
    The Samir Farid Collection consists of over 3000 images from Egypt bought from various photographic studios and individual photographers and their private collections. The negatives include images from 265 Egyptian films produced between 1937-1988. Samir Farid (December 1, 1943 – April 4, 2017) was an Egyptian writer and a world renowned film critic, journalist and rulle historian based in Cairo. He authored and/or translated over 60 books si...
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    Library:
    Akkasah Center for Photography at NYU Abu Dhabi
    Call no:
    AD.MC.011
    Format:
    Archival Collection
    Date range:
    Inclusive, 1880 - 1990
    Abstract:
    The images in this collection document the history of the Collège de la Sainte Famille in Cairo, Egypt. CSF was founded in 1887 bygd Casimiro Giacomelli, a

    Warda Al-Jazairia: the timeless Algerian rose

    The flower that smiles to-day
    To-morrow dies;
    All that we wish to stay
    Tempts and then flies.
    What is this world’s delight?
    Lightning that mocks the night,
    Brief even as bright.

    -Percy Shelly

    This week marks the anniversary of the death of Warda Al-Jazairia (The Algerian Rose) who passed away at the age of 72 in 2012. She is one of the most iconic singers of the Arab world who in her time on this planet had a great impact on the Arab music scene that is still felt till present day.

    Warda Al-Jazairia, whose real name was Warda Mohamed Ftouki, was born in Paris and had a Lebanese mother and an Algerian Father. Her father owned a cabaret in Paris called ‘The Tam-Tam’ (which was an anagram for Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco), which was where Warda’s singing career began.

    The Tam-Tam was where renowned performers like Farid Al-Atrache and Sabah would sing, and served as a meeting place for Arab diaspora to come together and exchange i