What do you think of Egyptian actor/director Ahmad Makki?
Don't tell me you don't know who he is!
You've seen in him in the comedy Tamer w Shawqia ... He's the funny dude with the huge hair! Do you remember now?
He's also played a role in Adel Imam's movie Murgan Ahmad Murgan.
So, what do you think of him? Cool, Lame, Hot or Not?
I wasn't sure under which category to put this article! Should i use Egyptian Actors or Egyptian Singers, i said to myself. I finally decided to put it under Actors because Sumaya Al Khashab is an Actress after all!
Sumaya has started working on the final touches to her debut music album, which is set for release in August.
Sumaya has decided to try her luck in singing. I mean, why not? Her acting career is successful and she's got all what it takes to make it in the music business!
We've still got to hear her voice, but after all, not all singers nowadays have fantastic voices, no? If Ruby made it, why not Sumaya?!
Sumaya has chosen the first song entitled '3indi Kalam' and is currently working on its video clip.
What do you think? Will Sumaya succeed in the music business?
If there is one woman I can say is the spokeswoman for everything that is belly dancing, it's Dina. That very woman has been claiming that right now, for an actress to succeed in the movie industry, she must dance. She used Sumaya El Khashab as an example after the scene in which she performs –an excellently executed- belly dance as part of her role. Dina made this comment during a recent interview in which she added that she cares very little for rumors except one which claimed that she was ill, as it upset her mum greatly.
Being a celebrity has many perks, everyone knows your name: you get paid for doing what you love and more. However, like everything in the world it has some undeniable drawbacks that can sometimes be fatal. Egyptian actress Wafaa Amer is the biggest witness of this after she received a death threat from an unknown man over the phone. The man asked Wafaa for a large sum of money in return for letting her live, and that if she refused to pay then she and her family would suffer the consequences.
If there is one thing I respect in any person it is their ability to learn from a mistake and it appears that Egyptian singer Mustafa Kamar has this capability. He has recently come out and admitted that after ‘Ali Ya Weeka’ he will not return to acting on TV at all. Mustafa claims that acting in a series requires immense amounts of time and effort and that it makes it difficult for the star to partake in any other projects.
Former WAMA member Ahmed Fahmi is the epitome of a break out star, after deciding to work alone he did a tremendous job in the movie ‘Kaleeg Naema’ (Naema Bay). His new album did exceptionally well and he is now preparing to film the music video for another of his songs ‘Fee Kedah’ which he claims he chose due to its vibrant and fast tempo and that it is one of his fans favorite songs.
The entire acting community was saddened to hear of the death of a legendary woman that made her mark: Zizi Mostafa. Zizi, who passed away at 65, began her acting career at 16 has been part of some of the most beautiful works of drama ever. Her most prominent role was in the movie ‘El Bostagy’ with Shokry Sarhan in 1968.
Well it appears that Egyptian superstar Adel Imam really found himself in the world of cinema and so the last time he was actually in a series was in 1982! However, this might be changing very soon as the Egyptian Media City has approached him for a role in an exciting new series which everyone is talking about. This series will be documenting the story of scientist and Nobel Prize Winner Professor Ahmed Zewail.
Ahmed El Fishawy has never really been one to ‘stay low’ and he seems to go through these phases in his life which are obviously very public. He went through the ‘religious phase’ a while ago with a program that encouraged discussion about Islam and religion between the youth. During the airing of this show a lot of people gained a lot of respect for the young man until his very public affair, which lead to the birth of his daughter. And now the next phase for Ahmed is well: rapping! He plans to release a new album that contains several rap songs which he created along with his friends.
Why is it that the moment Hanan Turk decided to wear the scarf and leave the cinematic world rumors about her flew right, left and center? The first of these hideous rumors was that she opened a Salon and Coffee Shop that is for Muslim women who wear the scarf ONLY! I for one did not believe this- a woman that is capable of producing beautiful art would never do that and a woman who knows the teaching of Islam would know that this is in fact forbidden. The second rumor was that she in fact was getting back with her divorcee Khalid Khatab.
So, Hanan Turk decides to wear the hijab ... that's her personal choice ... she's free to do what-ever she wants, right?
Well, she's taking her hijab a bit too far!
A couple of weeks ago, she decided to break-up the partnership between her and the wife of Ahmad Al-Saqqa ... the two had opened up a beauty salon exclusively for women wearing the hijab ... but it seems now that Al-Saqqa's wife decided to take off the hijab, she's no longer a good partner, in Hanan's eyes of course! So, she broke the partnership up!
Now, she's gone as far as making enemies of non-covered Muslim women and even Egyptian Christians!
Why? ... Well, Hanan opened up a coffee shop in Cairo that serves only women wearing the hijab!
According to Rosalyoussef Magazine, non-covered Muslim women and Christians aren't allowed in!!!
Shouldn't there be a law against religious discrimination?!
What do you think of this? Hanan will cause a lot more trouble than she's ever dreamed of!
I think she's gone too far with her religious views!
Young Egyptian actress Daliah Buhairi is well known for her adventurous nature and her bold choice of characters.
Daliah has never minded wearing a swimsuit in her movies, her argument is: "I wear swimsuits in my daily life and Egyptian actresses have worn swimsuits in the old black n' white movies, not only on the beach, but in the in house scenes! No one attacked them for it!" Well, she has a point!
In all cases, Daliah's latest movie "Juba", where she acts alongside young actor Mustapha Shaaban, contains a scene where she lies on her back in bed, wearing a transparent top and nothing else! But, Daliah refused to do that scene! She has asked the director to look for a body double to do that scene ... She might agree to a swimsuit shot, but never a nude scene!
It's been 10 days since the passing away of Egyptian actor Younes Shalabi ... Although we didn't right about his death as it happened, but we couldn't let this pass by without mentioning ...
Younes Shalabi died last week, at the age of 66, after a long struggle with illness. He suffered from diabetes and a stroke and had been resting in hospital for a long time.
You would think that a famous and iconic actor like Shalabi, would be better taken care of at his age and his health condition ... especially by the Actors Union ... but sadly enough, Shalabi had to sell the bit of property he owned in his home town of Al Mansoura, to be able to pay for his medical bills! It was only in the last stages of his illness, that the Egyptian Ministry of Health took over the bills, according to reports by CNN Arabia.
These are some photos of the famous Egyptian actresses Najla Fathi during the wedding of her sister's son in Egypt last summer. Her Husband, the famous TV Host and writer Hamdi Kandeel was also with her at the wedding...
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