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Raya And Sekina (play)
''Raya Wa Sekina'' (Arabic: ريا وسكينة) is an Egyptian musical comedy play. The theatrical production commenced its run in 1980 at the Freedom Theater in Cairo, and then it was performed at Alexandria, Egypt in the summer of 1982, marking a significant departure for renowned artist Shadia, as it was her sole venture into the realm of theater. Despite her initial reservations, she took on a leading role in the play. Then, the play was performed for many years in the 1980s. The play is helmed by director Hussein Kamal, with the script penned by writer Bahgat Kamar, and It starred well-known Egyptian figures such as Shadia, Soher El Bably, Abdel Moneim Madbouly, Ahmed Bedier (actor), Ahmed Bedier, Naeem Issa, and Amal Salem. Set against the backdrop of Cairo, the show offered a blend of humor and music, drawing audiences into its narrative. Among the cast, Saeed Saleh took on the role of a radio broadcaster. The play unfolds over the course of three Act (drama), acts, compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raya And Sakina
Raya and Sakina () were two Egyptian women who were Egypt's most infamous serial killers. Raya and Sakina were siblings. They, their husbands, and two other men began killing 17 women in the Labban neighborhood of Alexandria in 1919. The police were plagued by increasing reports of missing women. Not only were the missing persons all females, they were known to be wearing gold jewelry and carrying large amounts of money. Another common detail was that many of the missing women were last seen with either one or both of the two sisters. Sakina was questioned several times because of the reports, but she managed to dodge any suspicions about her involvement. Background During the 19th and 20th centuries, the Egyptian economy was at a low point due to World War I. Raya and Sakina's husbands lost their jobs in the cotton industry, and the two couples were becoming increasingly reliant on the brothels that they were running. However, business had begun to dwindle after the war, so t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein Kamal
Hussein Kamal (; 17 August 1932 – 24 March 2003) was an Egyptian television, film and theatre director. He is considered to be an important director of traditional Egyptian cinema. One of his most famous films is ''Chitchat on the Nile'' (1971), a critique of the decadence of Egyptian society during the Nasser era. His 1972 film '' Empire M'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival in 1973. Selected filmography Film * '' The Impossible'' (1965) * ''A Taste of Fear'' (1969) * '' My Father Up on the Tree'' (1969) * ''Chitchat on the Nile ''Chitchat on the Nile'' () (''Adrift on the Nile'') is a 1971 film based on the 1966 novel '' Adrift on the Nile'' by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. It is directed by Hussein Kamal and stars Ahmed Ramzy, Magda El-Khatib, Emad Hamdy, A ...'' (1971) * '' Empire M'' (1972) Television * '' The Return of the Spirit'' (1977) References External links * 1932 births 2003 deaths Egyptian film directors { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Serial Killers
''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of recorded history ** Egyptian cuisine, the local culinary traditions of Egypt * Egypt, the modern country in northeastern Africa ** Egyptian Arabic, the language spoken in contemporary Egypt ** A citizen of Egypt; see Demographics of Egypt * Ancient Egypt, a civilization from c. 3200 BC to 343 BC ** Ancient Egyptians, ethnic people of ancient Egypt ** Ancient Egyptian architecture, the architectural structure style ** Ancient Egyptian cuisine, the cuisine of ancient Egypt ** Egyptian language, the oldest known language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family * Copts, the ethnic Egyptian Christian minority ** Coptic language or Coptic Egyptian, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, spoken in Egypt until the 17th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Labban
El Labban () is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It lies next to West Port. See also * Neighborhoods in Alexandria Alexandria, Virginia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located along the western bank of the Potomac River. The city of approximately 151,000 is about six miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Overview As ... Neighbourhoods of Alexandria {{Egypt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamdy Ahmed
Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa (; 9 November 1933, Sohag, Egypt – 8 January 2016) was an Egyptian actor. He is known for his role as Mahjoub Abdel Dayem in the film ''Cairo 30'' (1966). Ahmed was a parliamentary representative for the district of Bulaq at the time of the forcible relocation of the population of that quarter to public housing in the az-Zawiya al-Hamra district in the periphery of Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L .... He was a member of the Labour Party of Egypt, but left it in 1984. Ahmed was also a columnist for the newspaper ''Elosboa'' (الأسبوع). Filmography References External links *Hamdy Ahmedat ElCinema 1933 births 2016 deaths Egyptian male film actors Members of the House of Representatives (Egypt) Egyptian journalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowman & Littlefield
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing company National Book Network based in Lanham, Maryland. History The current company took shape when the University Press of America acquired Rowman & Littlefield in 1988 and took the Rowman & Littlefield name for the parent company. Since 2013, there has also been an affiliated company based in London called Rowman & Littlefield International. It is editorially independent and publishes only academic books in Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Cultural Studies. The company sponsors the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching, the only national teaching award in political science given in the United States. It is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah Abu Seif
Salah Abu Seif (, ) (May 10, 1915 – June 23, 1996) was a prominent Egyptian film director and screenwriter. He is considered to be the godfather of Neorealism (art), Neorealist cinema in Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian cinema. Many of the 41 films he directed are considered Egyptian classics; eight of them rank in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 100 Greatest Egyptian Films, Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s list of 100 Greatest Egyptian Films, the most of any director. Another 1997 Top 100 ranking by Egyptian film critics lists eleven of Abu Seif's films, right behind Youssef Chahine with twelve films. His film ''The Beginning and the End (1960 film), The Beginning and the End'' (1960) was the first adaptation of a novel by Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. In 1977 he was a member of the jury at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Early life Abu-Seif was born in 1915, in Cairo's ancient quarter of Boolaq, to landowning parents from Upper Egypt. He was 12 years old when he sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act (drama)
An act is a major division of a theatrical work, including a play, film, opera, ballet, or musical theatre, consisting of one or more scenes. The term can either refer to a conscious division placed within a work by a playwright (usually itself made up of multiple scenes) or a unit of analysis for dividing a dramatic work into sequences. The word ''act'' can also be used for major sections of other entertainment, such as variety shows, television programs, music hall performances, cabaret, and literature. Acts and scenes An act is a part of a play defined by elements such as rising action, climax, and resolution. A scene normally represents actions happening in one place at one time and is marked off from the next scene by a curtain, a blackout, or a brief emptying of the stage. The elements that create the plot of a play and divide it into acts include the exposition, which sets up the rest of the story by giving basic information. Another element is the inciting incid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Saleh
Saeed Saleh, also credited as ''Sa'eed Saleh Ibrahim'' () (July 31, 1940 – August 1, 2014), was an Egyptian comedian actor. Biography Saleh earned his bachelor of arts degree from Cairo University in 1960. He is most famous for his theatre roles in Al Ayal Kibrit and Madrast Al-Mushaghebeen, Madraset El-Moshaghebeen along as acting in almost one third of the Egyptian movies making him the most actor to act in films in the world. In 1974, he acted with Salah Zulfikar in ''In Summer We Must Love.'' He was imprisoned in November 1995 for one year, due to his possession of drugs. In 2010, he acted with Adel Emam in ''Alzheimer's (film), Alzheimer's'' film, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He died in 2014 and was buried in his hometown, Majiria, Monufia Governorate. Filmography * Qasr El Shouq (1966) * Witch (short film), Witch (1971) – TV short * In Summer We Must Love (1974) * Dunya (1974) * The Bullet is Still in My Pocket (1974) * Where Is My Mind? (film), Where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naeem Issa
Naeem Issa (; 6 January 1933 – 5 May 2025) was an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. Life and career Issa was born on 6 January 1933, in the Gamaleya neighborhood in Cairo. He was a worker in the theaters of cultural palaces in Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ..., and the naval military theater he joined the Madbouly troupe and the Alexandria troupe at the beginning of his artistic career after which he participated in many plays, perhaps the most prominent of which was the role of Al-Wad Sayed Al-Shaghal. Issa died on 5 May 2025 after contracting severe pneumonia. He was 92. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Issa, Naeem 1933 births 2025 deaths 20th-century Egyptian actors 21st-century Egyptian actors Actors from Cairo Egyptian actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
