Unknown Past: Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt - Paperback
by Hanan Hammad
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9781503629776ISBN-10:1503629775UPC:9781503629776Book Category:History, Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Middle East, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Gender StudiesBook Topic:EgyptSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCDWQXVVWS
Unknown Past: Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt
A biography of the "Cinderella" of Egyptian cinema-the veneration and rumors that surrounded an unparalleled career, and the gendered questions that unsettled Egyptian society.
Layla Murad (1918-1995) was once the highest-paid star in Egypt, and her movies were among the top-grossing in the box office. She starred in 28 films, nearly all now classics in Arab musical cinema. In 1955 she was forced...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9781503629776ISBN-10:1503629775UPC:9781503629776Book Category:History, Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Middle East, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Gender StudiesBook Topic:EgyptSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCDWQXVVWS
Hanan Hammad is Associate Professor and Director of Middle East Studies at Texas Christian University. She is the author of Industrial Sexuality: Gender, Urbanization, and Social Transformation in Egypt (2016), which won prizes from the National Women's Studies Association, the Association for Middle East Women's Studies, and the Arab American Book Awards.
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