Egyptian Cinema

السينما المصرية

A trail through the Arab Hollywood.

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Region
Egypt & Nile
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The Emigrant

    يوسف شاهين 1994: يوسف ممنوع.

    The Emigrant · The Emigrant

  2. The Victor

    صلاح الدين 1963: عز الدين يجسد.

    Saladin the Victorious · Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub)

  3. Destiny

    شاهين 1997: ابن رشد والأصولية.

    Destiny · ابن رشد الحفيد

  4. The classics

    باب الحديد ودعاء الكروان: العصر الذهبي.

    Cairo Station · The Nightingale's Prayer

  5. The social

    678 وحسن ومرقس: قضايا اليوم.

    678 · Hassan and Marcus

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Overview

A path through the Hollywood of the Arabs: Shadia, al-Nasir Salah al-Din, and Bab al-Hadid. A hundred years of the Nile on screen.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Egyptian Cinema”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-cinema-egypt/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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