The heroine of "The Empty Pillow" and "The Love of the Masters"
Lubna Abdel Aziz launches "The Story of a Free Woman" from the American University in Cairo
Samir Sabry and Moufid Fawzi with Lubna Abdulaziz at the book signing ceremony.
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After years of turning away from the spotlight, the Egyptian actress Lubna Abdel Aziz, reappeared this time at the American University in Cairo, who honored her on the occasion of the launch of the book (Lubna: The Story of a Free Woman) about her life's journey.
The book, published by Sama House for Publishing and Distribution, written by journalist Heba Muhammad Ali, deals with the story of Lubna since her inception and graduation at the American University in Cairo in 1954, then she traveled to the United States on an educational scholarship and entered the field of cinema after her return.
From 1957 to 1967, Lubna presented about 17 films, the most prominent of which were "The Empty Pillow", "This is Love," "Love of the Masters," "A Message from an Unknown Woman," and also "I Am Free", from which the title of the book is derived.
On the personal side, the book deals with her first marriage to producer Ramses Naguib, then their separation, and her second marriage to Doctor Ismail Barada, who left her fame and life in Cairo to live with him in the United States.
The book’s stations follow, leading to her return to Egypt after many years and presenting it to a limited number of works, including the movie “Gedo Habibi” with the late Mahmoud Yassin, and the series “The Yacoubian Building” with Izzat Abu Auf and Salah al-Saadani.
The book sheds light on an important aspect in Lubna Abdel Aziz's life, which is her work in the audio-visual media, as she worked on radio as a child, and later presented television programs and interviewed heads and heads of countries, and she is currently writing a weekly article for the newspaper "Al-Ahram Weekly" Which is issued in the English language.
On Saturday, the American University in Cairo received its former student Lubna at its old campus in Al-Tahrir
Abdulaziz to celebrate and honor her in the presence of a number of artists, media professionals and public figures.
The president of the American University in Cairo, Francis Richardoni, said: "Today we celebrate one of Egypt's great women, as well as one of the university's most prominent alumni, who once held the title of Miss American University."
He added, "Lubna Abdel Aziz, which has become one of the legends of Egyptian cinema, embodies the main meaning for which this university was established in Cairo, which is to bring Egyptians and Americans together, and the cultural and knowledge mix between the two sides."
The ceremony included presenting a souvenir from the university to Beni Abdulaziz, as well as a photo album that included samples of propaganda posters for her most famous films, and some of what was published in the media about these films at the time of their release.
During the ceremony, actress Ilham Shaheen spoke, who said: “She owes a part of her success to the great artist, as she has taken her as a role model in choosing various roles and not giving in to one mold of characters.”
She added, "I used to look at her bold and unexpected roles in films such as (Love of the Masters) and (She and the Men), and I would ask directors and authors to play roles like her."
Also attending the ceremony were the actor and singer Samir Sabry, the journalist Moufid Fawzy, and the plastic artist Ayman Salah Taher.
• Elham Shaheen during the ceremony: "I was looking at her bold roles, and I would ask directors and authors to play roles like her."
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