8 February marks what would have been the 90th birthday of the legendary Egyptian golden age singer and cinema star On 28 November 2017, Egypt has lost one of its most important soft power symbols and ...

For Middle Easterners, reputation is everything. And while I embrace a lot of my culture’s characteristics, this is one of those things I don’t care for as much. For me, reputation is important, but ...

Reporting from Cairo — Shadia, an Egyptian actress and singer who captivated millions for decades with memorable singles and iconic film roles but then vanished from public view and lived a life of ...

Legendary Egyptian actress Shadia is currently at the intensive care unit at Al Safa Hospital in Cairo after suffering a heart attack. The medical team supervising Shadia's care said that her ...

According to Egyptian media, the family of the grand Egyptian artist Shadia confirmed that she passed away on Tuesday evening at the age of 86. The late artist Fatima Ahmed Shaker was born on 8 ...

Shadia bid farewell to her heyday in the Fifties and Sixties when she retired in 1984, for a life as a devout Muslim (Getty) Egyptian actor and singer Fatima Ahmed Kamal Shaker, better known by her ...