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| Born | Elham El Sayed Ahmed Shahin 3 January 1961 Cairo, Egypt |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
Elham Shahin (Arabic: إلهام شاهين, also spelled Ilham Shaheen, Ilham Shahin, Ilham Chahine, and Elham Shaheen) is an Egyptian actress.
She has appeared in many Egyptian films and television series and has won both Egyptian and international awards.[1]
In 2021, she played a prostitute in the Jean-Paul Sartre play The Respectful Prostitute. Haaretz reported that this "caused political turmoil in Egypt".[2]
- ^ "Elham Shahin". Fanoos Encyclopedia.
- ^ Falah Saab, Sheren (30 November 2021). "A Daring Actress and Sartre Just Caused a Social Media Uproar and Political Turmoil in Egypt" – via Haaretz.