Tarek El Shennawi
Tarek El Shennawi (Arabic: طارق الشناوي ) is a film critic, based in Cairo, Egypt.[1] He has made calls for changes to the rules that disallow cinema and TV to impersonate the prophets. These rules were made in 1926 when Youssef Wahbi desired to make a film depecting Muhammad which was dissallowed by Al-Azhar. [2]
See also
- Lists of Egyptians
References
- ↑ "Cinema critic Tarek El-Shennawi goes even further, describing the production of Cleopatra series as "an offence against art".". Al-Ahram.
- ↑ "Azhar wants ban on Iranian Prophet Joseph show". Al-Arabiya. October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.