Google Doodles

Celebrating Egypt

Dance-Related

Honors: Birthday of Samia Gamal, legendary dancer and movie star Appeared on Google: March 5, 2017

Music-Related

Sayed Darwish

Honors: Birthday of Sayed Darwish, legendary singer & composer Appeared on Google: March 17, 2011

Mohamed Abdel Wahab

Honors: Birthday of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, legendary singer and composer Appeared on Google: March 13, 2012

Umm Kalthum

Honors: Birthday of Umm Kalthum, "The Voice of Egypt", legendary singer Appeared on Google: May 4, 2010

Abdel Halim Hafez

Honors: Birth date of Abdel Halim Hafez, "The Dark Nightingale", legendary singer Appeared on Google: June 21, 2011

Farid al-Atrache

Honors: Birth date of Farid al-Atrache, a legendary singer, composer, movie star, and oud player. Appeared on Google: October 20, 2020

Asmahan

Honors: Birth date of Asmahan, sister of Farid al-Atrash and legendary singer Appeared on Google: November 25, 2015

Visual Arts

Mahmoud Mokhtar

Honors: Birthday of Mahmoud Mokhtar, the father of modern Egyptian sculpture Appeared on Google: May 10, 2012

Literary

Taha Hussein

Honors: Birthday of Taha Hussein, "Dean of Arabic Literature" Appeared on Google: November 14, 2010

Naguib Mahfouz

Honors: Birthday of Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian novelist who won 1988 Nobel Prize for literature Appeared on Google: December 11, 2009

Ahmed Shawqi

Honors: Ahmed Shawqi, "The Prince of Poets" Appeared on Google: October 16, 2010

Cinema & Theater

Honors: Birthday of Ismail Yassin, famous comedian & movie star Appeared on Google: September 15, 2011

Cuisine

Honors: Falafels, known in Egypt as ta'amiya. Appeared on Google: June 18, 2019

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