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\n\tDUBAI: Egyptian-Palestinian Hollywood star May Calamawy is reportedly heading to Cairo this week to take part in a panel talk alongside renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck.<\/p>\n
\n\tChubbuck \u2014 who has worked with Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, James Franco, Gerard Butler, and Eva Mendes \u2014 will be joined by \u201cMoon Knight\u201d actress Calamawy and Egyptian actor Nour El-Nabawy, who will share insights on their careers.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe industry experts will take to the stage at the Ghurnata Community Space in Cairo on Dec. 18.<\/p>\n
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\n\tCalamawy is known for her roles in US Netflix series \u201cRamy\u201d and \u201cMoon Knight\u201d (2022), where she plays dual characters Layla El-Faouly\u00a0 and the Scarlet Scarab.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe made headlines in late 2024 when almost all her scenes were cut from Ridley Scott\u2019s \u201cGladiator II,\u201d with fans taking to social media to complain.<\/p>\n
\n\tHer casting in the film was first announced in May 2023.<\/p>\n
\n\tAt the time, Deadline reported that Scott had cast Calamawy after a lengthy search, writing: \u201cWhile many of the leading roles were straight offers, Scott wanted to do a similar search he did for the (Paul) Mescal part for the role that Calamawy ultimately landed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tCalamawy is also known for her activism, and regularly takes to social media to support charity initiatives raising money and awareness for Gaza.<\/p>\n
\n\tThis week, she promoted newly released song \u201cLullaby,\u201d which the Together for Palestine charity is trying to propel to the Christmas No. 1 spot in the UK chart to raise money for the people of Palestine.<\/p>\n
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\n\tPalestinian singer Nai Barghouti, Celeste, Dan Smith from Bastille, Lana Lubany, the London Community Gospel Choir, Mabel, Nadine Shah, Neneh Cherry, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock are all featured on the track.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe song is an adaptation of a Palestinian lullaby called \u201cYamma Mwel El-Hawa\u201d and it carries a message about demanding dignity.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe song \u201cLullaby\u201d is produced by Kieran Brunt, Benji B and Henri Davies and features a mix of the original Arabic lyrics with English additions written by Peter Gabriel.<\/p>\n
\n\tEarlier this year, Calamawy took to Instagram to promote Palestinian film \u201cTo A Land Unknown,\u201d telling her 359,000 followers the movie was on a 40-screen cinema run in North America in July.<\/p>\n
\n\tDistributed by Watermelon Pictures, the film was directed by Mahdi Fleifel and stars Angeliki Papoulia, Mahmoud Bakri, Manal Awad and Aram Sabbah.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe film\u2019s logline reads: \u201cReda and Chatila are two Palestinian cousins hustling their way through the underbelly of Athens pursuing their dream of making it to Germany.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cBut as their hardship grows, so too does their desperation. When Chatila hatches a reckless all-or-nothing plan, it strains their bond and pushes the limits of what they will do for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.arabnews.pk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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