Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author. He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best selling Middle Eastern artist, a seven-times winner of World Music Awards and five-times winner of Platinum Records.
Abdelfattah Amr, better known as "F.D. Amr Bey" or simply "Amr Bey", was an Egyptian diplomat and squash player. He won the British Open men's title six consecutive times (1933–1938), and is considered the first truly dominant squash player in the sport.
Ahmed Mohamed Salah El Din El Sakka is an Egyptian action actor. The son of theatre director Salah El Sakka, he began his career with uncredited roles in a lot of films and television series, until he made his breakthrough role in the Egyptian comedy films An Upper Egyptian at the American University (1998) and Hamam in Amsterdam (1999).
Mohamed Saad Abdel-Hamid Ibrahim is an Egyptian film actor and comedian, active since 1988. Saad known for comedic roles.
Menna Shalaby is an Egyptian actress. She is featured in numerous film and TV productions, among which is the television series Every Week Has a Friday, which earned her a nomination for an International Emmy Award, making Shalaby the first Egyptian nominee.
Lobna Abdel Aziz, aka Lobna Abdelaziz or Lobna Abd- el-aziz is an Egyptian actress.
Amr Waked is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. He is best known to international audiences and in Hollywood for his role in the 2005 film Syriana. Other prominent roles include a Yemeni sheikh called Muhammad in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Pierre Del Rio in Luc Besson's Lucy and Farouk Hassan in Ramy.
Amr Salama is an Egyptian film director, blogger, screenwriter, and author.
Saad Hamdan is a Lebanese singer, actor and voice actor. He is known for Ghanoujet Baya (2006).
Ali Saad is a Lebanese actor and voice actor.
The El Gouna Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2017, held in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt. The event is hosted by the El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre. The festival focuses on storytelling trends, as well as emerging talents from Egypt and the rest of the World.
Rosaline Elbay is an Egyptian stage and screen actress, producer and writer. She is known for her roles as Judy Goodwin on the Netflix series Kaleidoscope, Amani on the Hulu/A24 Films series Ramy, and Sara on the MBC Masr series Qabeel. She is currently starring as Nora Koriem on The Diplomat.
Somaya El Khashab is an Egyptian actress and singer. She began her career in 1998, acting in many series and movies, and became one of the most famous actresses in Egypt, winning many awards. She also became a singer in 2009 after releasing her first album Hayessal eh.
Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.
Ahmed Sayed Amin is an Egyptian comedian, actor, and writer. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in 2002. Amin came to prominence from his online video "30 sanya" that went viral among Egyptians on Facebook. His second, and more important step, was the Al Plateau TV show. 2019, came up with his successful TV show Amin and partners. In November 2019, it was officially declared by Netflix that Amin is to star their upcoming first-ever Egyptian original Paranormal, in the role of Refaat Ismael.
Sherif Desouky is an Egyptian actor, director, author, and storyteller, He is the recipient of the award for Best Actor in Cairo International Film Festival 2018.
Maggie Anwer is an Egyptian-Italian director, producer, and writer. She is the founder of Faten Hamama Film Festival and is best known for directing several documentary films that reflect the career of many artists such as Al Fatenah a film about the late Faten Hamama.
The 36th Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 9–18, 2014, including 17 films from ten Arab countries. Six films featured were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards the following year. The jury included four male and four female filmmakers representing the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe as well as the disciplines of direction, screenwriting, production, cinematography, and criticism, headed by Egyptian actress Yousra.
Mawlana, originally published under the title Our Protector, is a 2012 novel by Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Eissa. The novel delves into various topics, including Islamic issues surrounding the Prophet's hadith, the Mu'tazilah, Shi'ism, the treatment of dhimmis, terrorism, and the sheikhs of satellite channels. At the center of the story is Sheikh Hatem Al-Shennawi, referred to as "Mawlana" in the novel, who serves as the main character. He embodies a flexible and cheerful preacher, a "Daeia," who takes into account the circumstances and needs of the current generation.
Mawlana is a 2016 Egyptian film directed by Magdy Ahmed Ali, based on a novel written by journalist Ibrahim Eissa of the same name. The film follows the journey of a renowned television preacher from the historic Al-Azhar Islamic institution in Cairo as he attempts to balance his religious beliefs with the expectations and pressures from politicians, security agencies, and everyday temptations. The film examines the intricate and concerning relationship between the government, religious authorities, mass media, and Islamist extremism in Egypt.
