EGYPT / Death of Faten Hamama, icon of Arab cinema

Faten Hamama

Egyptian actress Faten Hamama died on Saturday, January 17th at the age of 83. Her film career began at the age of 9 in Mohamed Karim’s “Happy Days”, but in the 1950s it really took off, reaching a peak in the 1970s. She appeared in hundreds of films in many different genres, from romantic comedy to films denouncing social inequalities or defending the rights of women.

Sources: rfi.fr, elwatan.com

 

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