PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California.

[Translator's note: This page appeared in Kawakeb Magazine, but unfortunately information is not available about the issue date and page number. Because it mentions Naima Akef as one of the celebrities, it probably was published sometime after 1950. The image used for this translation appeared on a now-defunct web site, Egyzaman.com. Click on the photo to see more detail.]

Title

Some people think that a glass of liquor will help them to drown their weariness. Furthermore, they enjoy it. But our stars say something different.

Picture Captions

[Going clockwise, from left to right]

Holding the large champage glass is actress/singer Ragaa Abdou who says:

"They say that brandy extinguishes [internal] fire but I find only bitterness in its glass."

The next picture to the right is actress Raqia Ibrahim who comments:

"As long as you smile at life, what's the need for champagne?"

Taheya Carioca is standing inside a half empty glass of liquor and she comments:

"Those who are abandoned by friends and family must stay away from whisky and the liquor glass."

At the bottom of the page by the ice cream cup is Omar Sharif's ex-wife Faten Hamama who says:

"Whoever complains that others are jealous of him can feel at peace with a glass of ice cream."

Naima Akef is at the bottom left leaning against a glass and holding her knee up:

"Whoever has a confused heart is fooled by those who tell him 'go drink some beer'."

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Priscilla is a dancer of Lebanese heritage who enjoys researching the Golden Era of Egyptian dance. She owns a collection of more than one hundred classic black and white Egyptian films which is continually expanding.

Priscilla has also gathered a large library of dance related articles and clippings from Middle Eastern magazines and newspapers, many of which she has translated from the original Arabic to both English and Spanish.

Priscilla currently resides in Central America where she is a dance instructor.