Refaat Ismael
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Refaat Ismael (Arabic:رفعت إسماعيل) (born July 1924) is the main character in Ma Waraa Al Tabiaa series by Ahmad Khaled Towfeq. According to the series, he was born in Kafr Badr village in Al Sharqiyah in Egypt. He has one brother Reda and one sister Nagah. After graduating in the Medicine College, Cairo University, he completed his post graduate studies in Scotland, England. After his return, he was appointed as a professor in Cairo University. He is famous for his sarcasm to everything in the world, and strong religious belief that causes him to detect hoaxes at sometimes when a legend has a conflict with religion. Refaat is known also for his eternal love to Maggie, a former colleague from the university of Edinburgh, her father was his professor. They decided to never stay with each other or get married as this would ruin their relationship. He was once engaged to an Egyptian woman, Howaida, but they broke up. He has several friends who have accompanied him in his journeys.