Yousra
Birthday: 1951-03-10 Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
Synopsis
Yousra (/ˈjɔːsrə/ YAWS-rə; Egyptian Arabic: يسرا, IPA: [ˈjosɾɑ]; born Civene Nessim, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [siˈveːn neˈsiːm]) is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is the sister-in-law of actor Hesham Selim, son of famous Egyptian football player, actor and former president of Al Ahly, Saleh Selim. Yousra is considered as a glamorous icon for the Middle East and is an influential voice in the region.
Acting
Saraya Abdeen
The story of Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (1863 - 1879) The grandson of Muhamed-Ali pasha was born in Cairo. After he received his education in Paris, he returned back to Egypt to become the Wali and Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. Being raised and educated in Europe, he greatly modernized Egypt and Sudan during his reign. "Egypt is no longer in Africa, we are a part of Europe" he said.
Femme
A documentary featuring interviews with 100 influential women from around the world.
Bobbos
A businessman, stuck in the credit crunch, falls in love with a businesswoman who is in turn stuck in the credit crunch.
The Yacoubian Building
Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports her family, wanting to do so with dignity intact. Her former fiancé, Taha, the janitor's son, humiliated by the police, turns to fundamentalism. Hatem, a gay editor, seduces and corrupts a young man from the sticks. Two brothers, Copts, one a tailor and one Zika's factotum, connive for property. Allah is on most everyone's lips, and corruption is in their hearts.
