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Sayed Zayan
Sayed Zayan (; 17 August 1943 – 13 April 2016) was an Egyptian actor. Selected filmography * 1974: ''Dunya'' * 1974: ''Sons of Silence'' * 1974: '' Where Is My Mind?'' * 1975: ''I Want a Solution'' * 1983: '' The Beggar'' * 1986: '' Easabat Al'nisa'' * 1987: ''Mr. Janitor'' Plays *Taxi Driver Death Zayan died on the morning of Wednesday, 13 April 2016 in Cairo, at the age of 73, after struggling with disease. alarabiya web site, April 13, 2016. See also * |
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt ( ', shortened to , , locally: ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the Nile River valley south of the delta and the 30th parallel North. It thus consists of the entire Nile River valley from Cairo south to Lake Nasser (formed by the Aswan High Dam). Name In ancient Egypt, Upper Egypt was known as ''tꜣ šmꜣw'', literally "the Land of Reeds" or "the Sedgeland", named for the sedges that grow there. In Biblical Hebrew it was known as and in Akkadian it was known as . Both names originate from the Egyptian '' pꜣ- tꜣ- rsj'', meaning "the southern land". In Arabic, the region is called Sa'id or Sahid, from صعيد meaning "uplands", from the root صعد meaning to go up, ascend, or rise. Inhabitants of Upper Egypt are known as Sa'idis and they generally speak Sa'idi Egyptian Arabic. Geography Upper Egypt is between the Cataracts of the Nile beyond modern-day Aswan, downriver (northward) to the area of El-Ayait, which places modern- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, List of largest cities in the Arab world, the Arab world, and List of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is List of largest cities, one of the largest in the world by population with over 22.1 million people. The area that would become Cairo was part of ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis, Egypt, Memphis and Heliopolis (ancient Egypt), Heliopolis are near-by. Located near the Nile Delta, the predecessor settlement was Fustat following the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 641 next to an existing ancient Roman empire, Roman fortress, Babylon Fortress, Babylon. Subsequently, Cairo was founded by the Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid dynasty in 969. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Is My Mind? (film)
''Where Is My Mind'' () is a 1974 Egyptian film directed by Atef Salem. It features a screenplay by Raafat el-Mihi based on a novel by Ihsan Abdel Quddous. It stars Soad Hosny, Mahmoud Yassin and Rushdy Abaza. Synopsis Dr. Tawfiq is captive to the marital tradition of virgin honor despite his picking up habits from time studying in Europe. His liberal mind cannot reconcile with his native environment. After returning from Europe, he marries Aida who confides in him that she lost her virginity in a torrid love affair with her deceased ex-fiancé. Though an educated liberal man, he tells her he does not want to know anything about her past and does not care anyway. However, he suffers a psychological crisis upon discovering her having been with someone else. When Aida notices his disturbances, he blames her and she encounters her own mental health symptoms, leading her to consult a psychiatrist, Dr. Zuhdi. In flashbacks, Aida simultaneously renders to her counselor and the audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want A Solution
''I Want a Solution'' (, Transliteration, translit.Oridu hallan) is a 1975 Egyptian drama film directed by Said Marzouk and produced by Salah Zulfikar. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film criticized the laws governing marriage and divorce in Egypt. The film is listed in Top 100 Egyptian films list and it earned the 1975 Ministry of Culture (Egypt), Ministry of Culture's best producer award for Salah Zulfikar. The script was written by Husn Shah, Said Marzouk and Faten Hamama. The film is inspired by a true story and it is Marzouk's third feature film. Plot The film unveils the injustice of Egypt's personal status laws against women. Doria is an Egyptian woman seeking to divorce her husband Medhat who is a former diplomat with aristocratic background. In flashbacks, we learn that Medhat verbally and physically abused his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beggar (film)
''The Beggar'' (, translit. Al-Motasawel) is a 1983 Egyptian comedy film directed by Ahmed Al-Sabaawi and starring Adel Emam. Plot Emam plays Hasanin, an uneducated man who leaves his small village to live with his uncle's family in the city. After having no luck keeping a job, he must return to his village. On the way, after getting kicked out of a mosque he tries to sleep at, he ends up in a homeless shelter that he discovers is actually run by a gang forcing people to beg in the streets after maiming them. Hasanin is set out to pose as if he is a blind beggar.Behbehani, Ali ILetter to the Editor ''Arab Times'', Retrieved January 24, 2011 Primary cast *Adel Emam * Isaad Younis Reception The film's depiction of beggars spurred a lawsuit by peasants against Imam, in which Imam prevailed.Reid, Robert (6 September 1984)Egyptians wield cultural clout in Arab World ''Leader-Post'' (Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easabat Al'nisa
''Ihtaras Easabat Al'nisaa'' () is a 1986 Egyptian movie directed and written by Mohamed Abaza and co-written by Essam Al Gamblaty. Plot The leader of a criminal gang known for smuggling diamond has a journalist on her tail who wants to reveal her identity. In the quest to capture her another criminal called Shaukat host a chess game to capture her because she is good in the game of chess. Cast * Samir Ghanem * Elham Shahin * Sayed Zayan Sayed Zayan (; 17 August 1943 – 13 April 2016) was an Egyptian actor. Selected filmography * 1974: ''Dunya'' * 1974: ''Sons of Silence'' * 1974: '' Where Is My Mind?'' * 1975: ''I Want a Solution'' * 1983: '' The Beggar'' * 1986: '' Easabat Al ... * Sawsan Badr * Hadi Al Jayyar * Vivian Salah Eldin * Azza Gamal El-Din * Adel Abd Elmenaem * Menirva * Mahmoud El Zohairy * Aml Ibrahim * Nasr Hammad References Egyptian comedy films 1980s Arabic-language films 1986 films 1980s Egyptian films 1986 comedy films {{Egypt-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Egyptians
The following is a list of some of the notable Egyptians inside and outside of Egypt: Actors Male actors * Abdel Moneim Madbouly * Adel Emam * Ahmed Zaki * Ahmed El-Fishawy * Ahmed El Sakka * Ahmed Ezz * Ahmed Helmy * Ahmed Malek * Ahmed Mekky * Ahmed Ramzy * Ali Mansur * Amr Waked * Anwar Wagdy * Ashraf Abdel Baqi * Emad Hamdy * Ezzat Abou Aouf * Fareed Shawky * George Sidhom * Hassan Youssef * Hussein Fahmy * Ismail Yaseen * Kamal El Shennawy * Kal Naga * Karim Abdel Aziz * Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz * Maged el-Kedwany * Mostafa Amar * Mena Massoud * Mohamed Emam * Mohamed Ramadan * Nour El-Sherif * Omar Sharif, Academy Award nominee * Rushdy Abaza * Rami Malek, Academy Award winner * Ramy Youssef * Saeed Saleh * Salah Zulfikar * Samir Ghanem * Shoukry Sarhan * Stephan Rosti * Yehia Chahine * Youssef El Sherif Actresses * Amena Rizk * Amina Khalil * Assia Dagher * Asmaa Abulyazeid * Aziza Amir * Bahiga Hafez * Bushra * Donia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Births
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2016 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Male Film Actors
''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 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
