We have all heard of Asmahan or Amal ElAtrash who escaped Syria with her brother and arrived in Egypt trying to make it big in the capital of art, but what you may not have heard of is the new series being produced documenting Asmahan’s life! The cast –which includes Syrian actress Solaf Fawakhergy who plays Asmahan- are currently in Syria where Asmahan earlier days are being recreated, they will be traveling to Egypt soon to then recreate her rapid rise to fame.

Thing is its questionable whether series like this and the one created previously about Abdel Haleem are tributes to these legendary figures or tragedies that bring up controversial topics.

Its true Asmahan lovers want to know as much as they can about her and her life but every artist has parts of their life. Will this show just bring up sore spots in Asmahan’s life that were better left unturned? Only time will tell.

The series will be airing exclusively on MBC during Ramadan.

By Karim