Prince Al Waleed bin Talal doing his thing again
The thoroughly modern Sabreen! Photo courtesy of the Christian Science Monitor
CAIRO – The Egyptian actress Sabreen was at the peak of her fame when, in 2001, she underwent a religious "awakening," retired from acting, and donned the veil.
Now she's back on television, hosting a talk show on a new Islamic satellite channel called Al Risala ("The Message"). Sabreen, who is still a household name thanks to the popular films and TV shows she used to appear in, says she chose to make her come-back on Al Risala because the channel "talks about Islam in an enlightened, moderate way ... a very honest and frank way."
She's a far cry from the bearded men in white robes who dominate traditional religious programming here. With her smiling face framed by a stylish, sequined veil, Sabreen has become the spokesperson for a new sort of Islam: media-savvy, modern, and moderate. Her producers say they hope she will be the Muslim world's Oprah. The new Muslim TV: media-savvy, modern, and moderate by Ursula Lindsey
Mark Alexander
5 comments:
Bld:
The man with the white beard drivelled on and on. The message was the same.
"The faithful will inherit the Earth, my brothers." "One day, all the people of the World will be faithful followers of the Proph."
That's what these old men with white beards do: They drivel on!
After all his effort the old geezer with the blood-shot eyes never even got any applause, just some more shuffling.
Had he been drinking a goodly drop of black market whisky, I wonder? Arabs love Johnny Walker Black Label. It's their thing!
Secret ones, maybe! :-)
I'm amazed that NOBODY has commented on how FRUMPY Sabreen looks! She looks like someone out of the year 1AD!
They can keep their bloody 'fashions'! We don't need them here in the West!
Give me a break! This is pathetic.
I presume you mean Sabreen looks "pathetic", which, of course, she does.
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