Waha Al-Raheb Explained

Waha Al-Raheb (born 1960) is a Syrian-Egyptian actress and filmmaker.^[1] She wrote and directed Dreamy Visions (2003), the first Syrian feature film by a woman.^[2]

Life

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.^[3]

Novelist Hani al-Rahib (1939 – 2000) was her paternal uncle.^[4]

Filmography

As director (مخرج)

• رؤى حلمة (Ruaa Halema, Dreamy Visions), 2003.

External links

• Waha Al Raheb

Notes and References

1. Book: Roy Armes. Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary. https://books.google.com/books?id=rHT8LjR_kC4C&pg=PA166. 2010. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-00459-8. 166. AL-RAHEB, WAHA.
2. Book: Terri Ginsberg. Chris Lippard. Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. 2010. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7364-3. 27.
3. Book: Rebecca Hillauer. Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. 2005. American Univ in Cairo Press. 978-977-424-943-3. 253–.
4. Web site: واحة الراهب: أتت الثورة نتيجة إلغاء مدمّر لشخصياتنا وللذات السورية المسحوقة . harmoon . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211211054949/https://www.harmoon.org/dialogues/واحة-الراهب-أتت-الثورة-نتيجة-إلغاء-مدم/ . 11 December 2021 . ar . 24 April 2021.