Samia Gamal and Roushdy Abaza - Egypt TodayCAIRO – 5 December 2017: Samia Gamal is one of the most prominent Egyptian belly dancers in the golden era of Egyptian cinema.She was born in 1924 in Wana Al Qiss village in Beni Suef governorate as Zeinab Khalil Ibrahim Mafouz. The owner of the café knew Masabni and offered to introduce Samia to her.Gamal started working at the Badia Masabni Opera Casino. Masabni decided to give her the name Samia, as she thought that Zeinab was not a suitable name for a dancer. Gamal was the name of the café owner who introduced her to Masabni.Samia did not succeed in her first solo dance performance. She loved Abaza more than life itself, even despite all his flaws.Gamal was honoured in Toulouse for her contribution to the beautiful art of belly dancing.

Source: Egypt Today December 05, 2017 14:15 UTC