{"id":117,"date":"2009-10-17T17:29:13","date_gmt":"2009-10-17T21:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=117"},"modified":"2014-06-19T18:54:52","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T18:54:52","slug":"omar-sharif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/omar-sharif\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar Sharif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Omar Sharif (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u064a\u0641<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">) is a very famous Egyptian actor who became a world-renowned star. He was born in Alexandria on the 10th of April, 1932 to a rich Catholic family, and his original name was Michael Demitri Shalhoub. As a child, he was fat and liked eating so much; therefore, his mother insisted on sending him to a British school so that he becomes more disciplined and loses weight. So, he joined Victoria College in Alexandria, where he was very much interested in learning languages and in theatre. He performed his first school play at the age of 12, and he enjoyed it so much that he decided to become an actor despite objections from his father who wanted him to become a merchant like himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">After graduating from the American University in Cairo with a degree in mathematics and physics, Omar started to pursue a career as an actor. His friend Youssef Shahin (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u064a\u0648\u0633\u0641 \u0634\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0646<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">), a famous Egyptian director, offered him the chance to have his first appearance as a star in (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0635\u0631\u0627\u0639 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062f\u064a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">) \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Struggle in the Valley<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u201d which was very successful. Faten Hamama (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0641\u0627\u062a\u0646 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0629<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">) who later became his wife co-starred this film with him. When he decided to marry Faten, he converted to Islam. After their marriage, they worked together on a very large number of films including (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0645\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0644\u0648\u0629<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">) \u201cOur sweet days\u201d, (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0644\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0627\u0645<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">) \u201cI cannot Sleep\u201d, (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0633\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0631<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">) \u201cthe lady of the palace\u201d, among others. Their marriage lasted for more than 15 years, and they had one son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Omar Sharif started his career outside Egypt with his famous film (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0644\u0648\u0631<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0627<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0646\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">) \u201cLawrence of Arabia\u201d in 1962 which won him international recognition and fame. Sharif has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won a Golden Globe for this film. After that, he starred a number of famous films, e.g \u201cDoctor Zhivago\u201d and \u201cFunny Girl.\u201d Omar Sharif returned to Egypt in the nineties, and he acted some films including (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u0627\u062c\u0648\u0632<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">), and one TV soap called (<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u062d\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0648\u062d\u0646\u064a\u0646<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teacaro.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/08\/omar_sharif_.jpg\">Omar Sharif<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omar Sharif (\u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u064a\u0641) is a very famous Egyptian actor who became a world-renowned star. He was born in Alexandria on the 10th of April, 1932 to a rich Catholic family, and his original name was Michael Demitri Shalhoub. 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