Mohamed El-Fers
Encyclopedia
Mohamed el-Fers is a Dutch
writer, musician and filmmaker.
and Sudan
and appeared in El Alem Ghani the Egyptian television show by Hamdia Hamdi.
He publiced in Hitweek / Aloha
, De Groene Amsterdammer
, Nieuwe Revu
, Algemeen Dagblad
, the Turkish newspaper Dünya
and De Staatskrant.
Together with René Zwaap, he founded MokumTV, one of the best viewed programmes of Salto TV. For MokumTV he made several documentairies, later released on DVD
.
El-Fers produced in 1996 for Hippo Records two CDs with Leo Fuld
, the 'king of Yiddish music'.
He wrote biographies on e.g. Jacques Brel
, Mevlana Rumi, Oum Kalsoum and Bob Marley
and published travel guides about Istanbul
, Lourdes
and Amsterdam
. He also wrote an Encyclopedia on Dutch Saints.
Together with Veyis Güngör, El-Fers took the initiative that would become the UNESCO
Mevlana Year in 2007. See Mevlana800.
(Turkey
) the Merit of Honour by the Turkish Secretary of State for Religion, Prof. Mehmet Aydin
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
writer, musician and filmmaker.
Life
El-Fers was musician in Los Compañeros (Latin American), Nass el-Ghorba (Moroccan), Tiq Maya (Moroccan), Medina (pop) and Atlal (folkrock). With this last group he had in 1982 a number 1 hit in EgyptEgypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and appeared in El Alem Ghani the Egyptian television show by Hamdia Hamdi.
He publiced in Hitweek / Aloha
Aloha
Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection, peace, compassion and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as an English greeting to say goodbye and hello...
, De Groene Amsterdammer
De Groene Amsterdammer
De Groene Amsterdammer is an independent Dutch weekly newsmagazine published in Amsterdam and distributed throughout the Netherlands. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four most influential written media in its sector, along with HP/De Tijd, Vrij Nederland and Elsevier.- History and...
, Nieuwe Revu
Nieuwe Revu
The Nieuwe Revu is a weekly general interest magazine from The Netherlands, coming out on Wednesday and is written in Dutch.The magazine was an explicitly left winged in the seventies with a big focus on sex, sensation and socialism.-Editorial board:...
, Algemeen Dagblad
Algemeen Dagblad
The Algemeen Dagblad is a Dutch newspaper. Founded in Rotterdam in 1946, it currently has a daily circulation of 315,000. The newspaper is owned by AD NieuwsMedia, a joint venture between Wegener and PCM Uitgevers....
, the Turkish newspaper Dünya
Dunya
Dunyā is a word in Arabic which means, in Islamic terminology, the temporal world—and its earthly concerns and possessions—as opposed to the eternal spiritual realm, or the hereafter . Dunyā literally means 'closer' or 'lower'...
and De Staatskrant.
Together with René Zwaap, he founded MokumTV, one of the best viewed programmes of Salto TV. For MokumTV he made several documentairies, later released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
El-Fers produced in 1996 for Hippo Records two CDs with Leo Fuld
Leo Fuld
Lazarus 'Leo' Fuld was a Dutch singer who specialised in Yiddish songs.Prior to World War II, Leo Fuld was one the most popular recording and concert artists in Europe...
, the 'king of Yiddish music'.
He wrote biographies on e.g. Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
, Mevlana Rumi, Oum Kalsoum and Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
and published travel guides about Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Lourdes
Lourdes
Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...
and Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. He also wrote an Encyclopedia on Dutch Saints.
Together with Veyis Güngör, El-Fers took the initiative that would become the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Mevlana Year in 2007. See Mevlana800.
Some of his books in Dutch
- Bob Marley (1991) ISBN 90-5330-015-5
- Jacques Brel (1991) ISBN 90-5330-017-1
- Mehmed VI : de laatste sultan (1991) ISBN 90-5330-023-6
- Columbus (1991) ISBN 90-5330-032-5
- Oum Kalsoum (1991) ISBN 90-5330-037-6
- Mevlânâ (1992) ISBN 90-5330-049-X
- Istanbul (1993) ISBN 90-5330-054-6 (2007) ISBN 978-90-77814-05-5
- Jacques Brel (1994, 1996 en 1998) ISBN 90-5330-245-X / ISBN 90-5312-113-7
Some of his books in English
- Lourdes beyond clichés: The Complete Guide to Lourdes (2007)
- Kirkpinar, all about Turkish Oilwrestling(2007)
- Mevlana Rumi (2006)
Filmography
- Mevlana (Hypnotic Trance Dance, complete ritual) DVD TM 04-1
- Oil over Europe-I (Turkish Oil Wrestling) DVD TM 04-2
- Mehter in Holland (Ritual Music by the Janisari) DVD TM 04-3
- Maria in de Koran (bonus: Mirakel van Amsterdam, Ida Peerdeman interview) DVD TM 04-4
Award
For his Mevlanabiography he received on May 5 2003 during the 3rd international Mevlanacongress of the Selçukuniversity of KonyaKonya
Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:...
(Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) the Merit of Honour by the Turkish Secretary of State for Religion, Prof. Mehmet Aydin
Mehmet Aydın
Mehmet Aydın is one of Turkey's Ministers of State. As a representative of the Justice and Development Party from Izmir, he was elected to Parliament in the 2002 general elections.-Education and academic career:...
.