Arab Celebrities

In 2005 Nourhanne  received an annual award for “Best Young Arab Female Artist’s Voice’ at the “Oscar Video Clip Festival” [not related to the Academy Award Oscars] in Cairo, Egypt for her song “Men Zaman” (Far Away). In July 2006, Nourhanne released a new album, Tab Wana Mali, titled for her then-current hit, a cover of a traditional Egyptian song once performed by Nadia Lutfi (dubbed by artist Maha Sabri) in her 1959 film Bain al Qasrayn; Nourhanne’s video partially reproduced a scene from the film that catapulted Lutfi to pan-Arab stardom. Nourhanne has also acted, starring in the Ahmad Hamdi directed film Al Khuruj Ela Al Hayat (Going out to Life). More images after the break...

Cyrine Abdelnour (سيرين عبد النور) is talented Lebanese model, singer, and actress. Born in Beirut 1977, started her modeling career in 1992, started acting in 1998 in a TV series,model of the world 2002, made her first music album in 2004 “lila min elayaly”. She has one older sister and two brothers. She was educated in Saints-Couers school in Lebanon where she took a course in Fashion Design. In 1992 she started her modeling career and modeled for the fashion designers Feliciana Rossi, Zuhair Murad, Abed Ahfouz, Renato Balestra, Mireille Dagher, and Thierry Mugler. In 2002 Abdelnour was awarded the title “Model of the World” at the Regency Palace Hotel in Beirut. Her first album, Leila Min Layali, was released in 2004. She released her second album, Aleik Ayouni in 2006, with debut single Law Bas Fe Aini (If he looks in my eyes) becoming one of the most popular Lebanese songs of 2006. Abdelnour has also starred in Arabic TV serials and films since the late 1990s. In 2007 she married Lebanese businessman Farid Rahme.  More images after the break...

Beautiful Lebanese singer May Hariri مي حريريhas decided to participate in the next Gaza Aid Ships! May Hariri says that she and her business manager signed their names up to be part of the relief committee that will leave from Lebanon heading to Gaza on a ship that will  give humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza. Well friend, If May really goes with the ships of aid then no doubt she deserves the title of one of the bravest women in the world. You are great Hariri, you have taken really great decision. (source)