Ilham Chahine
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Ilham Chahine (Various spellings are Elham Shahin, and Elham Shaheen) is an Egyptian actress who was born on the 3rd of January 1960.
She first got married to a Adel Hosni, the got separated from him and married a rich Lebanese man, the couple got separated after a major problematic issue.
Elham Started her movie career in the year 1981 in the movie Omahat Fee Al Manfa (mothers-in-exile) and in 1982 in the movie Arr (shame), those movies were the real beginning and the beginning of public knowledge.
The period of the eighties was the most popular of Ilham Shaheen, during which she made 33 films including Al-Sajinatan, Ayam Al Ghadab, Boustan Dam, Al Hajar El Dayer, Al Houb Al Murr, Souk Al Moutaa, Al Akhtabout, Nissaa Bila Tajaroub, Al Raghba, and much more.
Ilham Shaheen made a number of new television series, including: (Akho El Banat) and (Qala Al Bahr) and (Layali Al Helmia) (Nesef Rabie Akhar) and (Al Hawi) and (Samihooni, Makinshi Asdi and Banat Afkari).
Ilham Shaheen won many awards from the Egyptian and world films for her movies Ya Dounia Ya Gharami and Al Gentle.
During the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, Chahine was sharply criticized and placed on an unofficial blacklist, or "List of Dogs," for her support of the regime of Hosni Mubarak
; she had claimed that Mubarak's "iron fist" was justified on account of Egypt and democracy
being "incompatible."
Early life
Elham Shahin obtained a Bachelor degree in Dramatic Art in the year 1982. She appeared to the public when Director Kamal Yassin introduced her in the play Houriya Min Al Marikh (A Nymph from Mars).She first got married to a Adel Hosni, the got separated from him and married a rich Lebanese man, the couple got separated after a major problematic issue.
Elham Started her movie career in the year 1981 in the movie Omahat Fee Al Manfa (mothers-in-exile) and in 1982 in the movie Arr (shame), those movies were the real beginning and the beginning of public knowledge.
The period of the eighties was the most popular of Ilham Shaheen, during which she made 33 films including Al-Sajinatan, Ayam Al Ghadab, Boustan Dam, Al Hajar El Dayer, Al Houb Al Murr, Souk Al Moutaa, Al Akhtabout, Nissaa Bila Tajaroub, Al Raghba, and much more.
Ilham Shaheen made a number of new television series, including: (Akho El Banat) and (Qala Al Bahr) and (Layali Al Helmia) (Nesef Rabie Akhar) and (Al Hawi) and (Samihooni, Makinshi Asdi and Banat Afkari).
Ilham Shaheen won many awards from the Egyptian and world films for her movies Ya Dounia Ya Gharami and Al Gentle.
During the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, Chahine was sharply criticized and placed on an unofficial blacklist, or "List of Dogs," for her support of the regime of Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
; she had claimed that Mubarak's "iron fist" was justified on account of Egypt and democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
being "incompatible."
Further Reading
- Ilham Shaheen - IMDb The Internet Movie Database.
- Elham Shahin… Best Arab Actress in “Murex D’OR” - Beirut Night Life.
- Egyptian actresses Yusra and Elham Shahin arrive at the opening of the 17th Damascus International Film Festival October 31, 2009. Some 275 movies from 52 countries will be competing for the top prize at the festival.
- Egyptian actress Elham Shahin waves after winning the "Best Actress for Short Film" prize at the closing ceremony of the 17th Damascus International Film Festival November 7, 2009.
- Prominent Egyptian actress Elham Shahin had stipulated a payment of 3 million Egyptian pounds to play the leading role in the upcoming television drama "Ahlam La Tanam" (Sleepless Dreams), scheduled to be aired during the coming holy month of Ramadan.