Elham Shahin ( ar, إلهام شاهين, also spelled Ilham Shaheen, Ilham Shahin, Ilham Chahine, and Elham Shaheen) is an
Egyptian actress.
She has appeared in many Egyptian films and television series and has won both Egyptian and international awards.
In 2021, she played a
prostitute in the
Jean-Paul Sartre
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The Respectful Prostitute
''The Respectful Prostitute'' (french: La Putain respectueuse) is a French play by Jean-Paul Sartre, written in 1946, which observes a woman, a prostitute, caught up in a racially tense period of American history. The audience understands that ...
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Haaretz
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'' reported that this "caused political turmoil in Egypt".
Selected filmography
Reference
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Actresses from Cairo
Egyptian film actresses
Egyptian television actresses
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