Waha Al-Raheb
Waha Al-Raheb (born 1960) is a Syrian-Egyptian actress and filmmaker. She wrote and directed Dreamy Visions (2003), the first Syrian feature film by a woman.
Waha Al-Raheb
- Name
- Waha Al-Raheb
- Born
- 27 April 1960
- Birthplace
- Cairo
- Education
- Paris 8 University
- Occupation
- actress and filmmaker
- Nationality
- Syria
- Languages
- Arabic
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Waha Al-Raheb (born 1960) is a Syrian-Egyptian actress and filmmaker. She wrote and directed Dreamy Visions (2003), the first Syrian feature film by a woman.
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• Name — Waha Al-Raheb • Born — 27 April 1960 • Birthplace — Cairo • Citizenship — Egypt • Education — Paris 8 University • Occupation — actress and filmmaker • Notable Works — Dreamy Visions (2003)
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Waha Al-Raheb was born to Syrian parents on April 27, 1960 in Cairo. The daughter of a diplomat, Al-Raheb was educated internationally. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Damascus before studying film at Paris 8 University, with a thesis on the role of women in Syrian cinema from 1963 to 1986. Novelist Hani al-Rahib (1939 – 2000) was her paternal uncle.
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As director (مخرج)
• رؤى حلمة (Ruaa Halema, Dreamy Visions), 2003.
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