The departure of comedian Talaat Zakaria at the age of 59 has sparked widespread grief in Egypt and the Arab world. Many praised the outstanding personality of Zakaria, showing his most important fingerprints in the cinema, the film «Cook the President», which was a milestone in its history and the history of comedy, but the usual political debate in Egypt since January 25, 2011, and centered on the negative or positive situation of the revolution He cast a shadow over the sad scene, leading Zakaria's colleagues to invite people to sublime and meet at a memorial service for a talented artist, regardless of direction.
He died last Tuesday after a bitter struggle with the disease, and his body was funeral from the Omari Mosque in his hometown of Alexandria, and participated in the funeral of a large crowd of the people of Alexandria, led by a selection of stars of art, including his daughter Amy Talaat Zakaria and her husband artist Ahmed Fahmy, as a number of others His most notable friends are artist Ahmed El Sakka, artist Yasmine Abdel Aziz, artist Amir Karara and artist Salah Abdallah, who wrote on his page the words saying, “You rested but I will not know laughter after you,” as the Syndicate of Representative Professions called him “a symbol of art and will remain”.
Zakaria admitted in his last interview with Al-Nahar satellite television that his star has fallen after he rose in the president's cook, and that the landing curve started after the film (elephant in the handkerchief) to be shown during the events of the revolution. They were four people, and one individual handed them over and thanked them for coming to watch the film under the circumstances of the events of 2011. ”
Sporadic voices on social media mentioned Talaat Zakaria's incitement to the January 25 revolution and his accusations against its youth in the early days, a position which Zakaria later retracted from the media after the intensification of the revolution and the descent of the army to support it. And to consider his statements on «corruption and drugs in the field» is related to «a few proficient», and not «all the youth of the revolution».
In this context, the president of the artists' association Dr. Ashraf Zaki attacked those who renewed their debates with Talaat Zakaria at the moment of his death because of his political positions. He said in the program «Good evening, Egypt» on the channel «DMC» that «shamans in the death of Talaat Zakaria because of differences of opinion Political life is not human, we are all human, we are all Egyptians, we all disagree, where life is based on difference since birth, religion taught us tolerance, while artist Iyad Nassar said, "God's mercy on Talaat Zakaria, these people who said negative words lost all the meanings of humanity. . "I don't know how people can live with so much hatred."
Commenting on the voices that reminded Zakaria of his stance against Jan. 25, artist Faiza Hindawi said: "This idea of gloating at death is horrible." I was at odds with Talaat Zakaria, but that does not mean I deny him that he was a loved and talented artist. I also understand his position in defending Mubarak because he loved him. My disagreement with him was over the means of defending Mubarak by insulting those who disagree with him, not an objection to his position and his love for Mubarak. Our Lord have mercy on Talaat Zechariah ».
- Zakaria acknowledged in his last interview with Al-Nahar TV
That “his star is gone after he rises in the (cook of the president),
And that the landing curve started after the movie (Elephant in
Handkerchief) to display during the events of the revolution ».