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 t...

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Main Author: Hammad, Hanan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2022.
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