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The Hunger (1986 Film)
''The Hunger'' (''Al-Go'a'', ''الجوع'') is a 1986 Egyptian drama/romance movie, starring Souad Hosni, Yousra and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. Plot The movie, based upon the novel of the same name by Naguib Mahfouz, examines the social conditions of Cairenes during the first decade of the twentieth century. In doing so, both the movie and novel deal extensively with the themes of poverty and death. Cast * Soad Hosni as Zubeida * Yousra * Mahmoud Abdel Aziz * Abdel Aziz Makhyoun * Hanan Soliman * Sana’a Younis See also * Egyptian films of the 1980s * List of Egyptian films of 1986 A list of films produced in Egypt in 1986. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see :Egyptian films. External links Egyptian films of 1986at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is ... External links * References Egyptian romantic drama films 1986 films {{Egypt-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Badrakhan
Ali Badrakhan (born April 25, 1946) is an Egyptian film director and screenwriter, the son of the director Ahmed Badrakhan. He worked as assistant to Fatin Abdel Wahab in ''Land of Hypocrisy'' in 1968, and with Youssef Chahine in the films ''Selection'' in 1971 and '' The Sparrow'' in 1974; his first movie was ''The Love That Was'' (1973) by Soad Hosny. Badrakhan collaborated with Naguib Mahfouz, Salah Jahin, and Ahmed Zaki. Early life Badrakhan was born to Ahmed Badrakhan who is of Kurdish descent and Salwa Allam in Cairo circa 1946. Filmography See also * Cinema of Egypt *Top 100 Egyptian films Bibliography * Laura U. Marks Laura U. Marks is a philosopher and scholar of new media and film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise commu ..., Hanan Al-Cinema: Affections for the Moving Image, The MIT Press UK. 2015. *Josef Gugler, Film in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esam Ali
*ESAM or Esam may refer to: * ESAM (gene) * Esam (given name) * John Esam, performer at the International Poetry Incarnation, 1965 * Mons Esam, mountain on the moon *Empire State Aerosciences Museum The Empire State Aerosciences Museum (commonly referred to as ESAM) is a non-profit museum which strives to "educate, entertain and excite with experiences in air and space". Established in 1984 and chartered by the New York State Department of Edu ..., in Glenville, New York, United States * Enfants Solidaires d'Afrique et du Monde, African anti-trafficking group * Superior School of Agronomy of Mossoró (ESAM), former name of the Federal Rural University of the Semi-arid Region, Brazil {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha ( arz, نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز ابراهيم احمد الباشا, ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. Mahfouz is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers in the Arabic literature, along with Taha Hussein, to explore themes of existentialism. He is the only Egyptian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He published 35 novels, over 350 short stories, 26 screenplays, hundreds of op-ed columns for Egyptian newspapers, and seven plays over a 70-year career, from the 1930s until 2004. All of his novels take place in Egypt, and always mentions the lane, which equals the world. His most famous works include '' The Cairo Trilogy'' and '' Children of Gebelawi''. Many of Mahfouz's works have been made into Egyptian and foreign films; no Arab writer exceeds Mahfouz in number of works that have been adapted for cinema and television. While Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soad Hosny
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals); and John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song " B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on hiatus in 2006 and reunited in 2010. Other than two new songs in 2020 (" Protect the Land" and " Genocidal Humanoidz"), System of a Down has not released a full-length record since the ''Mezmerize'' and '' Hypnotize'' albums in 2005. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, while two of their singles, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz ( ar, محمود عبد العزيز; 4 June 1946 – 12 November 2016) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He became famous for several famous roles in Egyptian cinema, before becoming famous in his native Egypt and the whole region for his Egyptian patriotic role in the Egyptian TV series ''Raafat el-Hagan''. The Egyptian Actors Guild announced his death on the night of 12 November 2016. Early life Mahmoud Abdel Aziz was born in Wardeyan, a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt to a middle-class family. Although he was studying Agricultural Science at Alexandria University, he used to practice his acting through the university theatre. Career He started his acting career by taking a role in ''Al Dawama'' TV show in the mid-1970s with Nelly and Mahmoud Yacine, after which he entered the movie industry for the first time through ''Al Hafeez'' an all-time Egyptian film classic. Mahmoud Abdel Aziz starred in over 25 movies during the late 1970s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousra
Yousra ( ; ar, يسرا, ; born Seveen Nessim, ) is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is considered as a glamorous icon for the Middle East and is an influential voice in the region. Career Yousra participated as a main Role actress in almost 81 Cinema Movies, 20 Drama Serials and 3 Live Theater Performances. She first appeared in the 1980 film ''Athkiya' Laken Aghbiya (Smart yet Stupid)''. Then she played many roles with varying looks – the naughty, quiet, docile, or impish. Yousra participated in comedy, drama, and entertainment. ''Kasr Fi El Hawaa (Castle In the Air)'' by Abdel Halim Nasr in 1980. '' Fatah Tabhath Ann Alhob (A Girl Looking for Love)'' by Nader Galal in 1977. ''Alf Bossa Wa Bossa (A Thousand and One Kisses)'' by Mohamed Abdel Aziz in 1977. ''Ebtessama Waheda Takfi (One Smile is Enough)'' by Mohamed Bassiyouni in 1978, to mention just a few. These were followed by a number of successful films with Adel Emam such as: ''Shabab Yarkoss Fawk Alnar (Youth Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a 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. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souad Hosni
Suad (Arabic: سعاد ''su‘ad'') and the variants Souad, Soad, stems from the Arabic verb ''sa‘ada'' (سَعَدَ - 'to be happy, fortunate or lucky') which the name means "good luck, good fortune, happiness, auspicious, prosperous, favorable". Suad is another variant from the Arabic given name Saad. Generally, the name is originally a female given name, however, men also use it as a given name. ''Suad'' is also the name of a tribe and the Arabic name of an ancient deity. The name which may refer to: Given name Souad * Souad, the author of ''Burned Alive'' * Souad Abderrahim, Tunisian politician * Souad Abdullah (born 1950), Kuwaiti actress * Souad Aït Salem (born 1979), Algerian long-distance runner * Souad Amidou (born 1959), French actress * Souad Bendjaballah, Algerian lawyer, activist for women's rights and politician * Souad Cherouati (born 1989), Algerian swimmer * Souad Dibi, Moroccan feminist activist * Souad Dinar (born 1977), French weightlifter * Souad Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soad Hosni
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals); and John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song " B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on hiatus in 2006 and reunited in 2010. Other than two new songs in 2020 (" Protect the Land" and " Genocidal Humanoidz"), System of a Down has not released a full-length record since the ''Mezmerize'' and '' Hypnotize'' albums in 2005. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, while two of their singles, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Aziz Makhyoun
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, names made of two words. For example, , ', usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid'', which means "servant of The Praised" (God). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but English translations also often translate it to "Servant of the". Spelling variations Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanan Soliman
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Hanan may refer to: *Hanan (given name) *Hanan (surname) * Hanan International Airport, Niue * a 2004 film directed by Makarand Deshpande See also * Hamam (other) * Haman (other) * Baal-hanan * Hannan (other) Hannan may refer to: * Hannan (surname), a common Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó hAnnáin or Ó hAnáin * Hannan (Arabic: "gracious"), popular first name in Middle-Eastern cultures * Hannan, Osaka, city in southern Osaka Prefecture, Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
