
Maryam Hassouni’s parents Alia and Abdelbaki Hassouni are Moroccan and moved to the Netherlands a few years before Maryam was born on September 21, 1985 in Amsterdam. She has a younger brother Zakariya and sister Sarra. Dutch Shooting Star Maryam Hassouni is considered to be one of the most talented actresses in her country. At the age of 20 she won an International Emmy Award for her role in the TV-drama “Offers” (Sacrifices) in which she played a Palestinian terrorist.
In 2002 she started her acting career with the role of Dunya El-Beneni in the television series Dunya and Desie, which was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Children and Young People in 2004 and again in 2005. In 2006 she wins the International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress for her role Laila al Gatawi in the 2005 Dutch TV film Offers.

Talented singer and dancer, Myriam Fares is a breath of fresh air in the music scene and the creator of her own style. Myriam Fares was born in Kfar Shlel, a small village in Southern Lebanon, near Kfarhata village. Fares’ took ballet lessons from age five, and at age nine earned first place on Tele-Liban (Al Mawahib Al Saghira) in Oriental dance. She registered at the National Conservatory of Music and studied musicology for four years. At age 16, she participated in the Lebanese Song Festival where she won first prize for the public Lebanese song nomination. At 17 she participated in Studio el Fan 2000, representing the district of South Lebanon and earned first prize.
At age 21, Fares signed her first record deal with Music Master International, and launched her debut album, “Myriam”, on October 21, 2003. Her music video for the hit song “Ana Wel Shouk” became one of the most requested music videos as soon as it was broadcasted on local and cable television. Fares’s next move was to shoot her second music video for “La Tis’alni”, directed by Salim El Turk. In the video, Faris portrayed two different characters. During Myriam’s promotional tour for her album in Egypt she was named “Best Female Young Artist” for that video. Myriam’s second album Nadini was released in 2005. The first single was “Nadini”. “Haelek Rahtak” came next, and the third single was “Waheshni Eih”. Well this is not the end of Fares’s career we sure she will keep continue her wonderful performance for her crazy fans.
This is really a very shocking news for all Muslims that a Saudi father, whose name has not been released, sold his 12-year-old daughter to his 80-year old cousin for the equivalent of $22,600. The elderly man, who lives in the city of Buraidah, stands accused of raping the girl after the wedding. He has previously married three other young girls.
“She was raped and they took her to the hospital after the wedding night,” Wajiha Al-Huwaidar, a Saudi journalist who has been banned from reporting by the government told The Media Line. “Usually when the girl is very young, the authorities tell the husband not to touch her until after puberty. When he was interviewed, the guy just said she was old enough and he didn’t know she would get hurt.” The girl, already in the custody of the elderly man, was reported to have shouted “I don’t want him, save me!” when contacted by phone by a journalist from the Al Riyadh, a local newspaper in the Saudi capital. (more…)
Amal Maher is one of the rising, talented Egyptian young and beautiful singers. Amal Maher grew up with only one sound Oum Kalthoum’s. Seduced by “Essit” art, she dreamed of a heady singing career. It was her husband, Mohamed Diae” who gave her the opportunity to achieve her childhood dream by proposing her a song and a music video. “Ely Binak W Binha” was a great success and was aired on all music TV Channels earning Amal Maher the recognition she sought and huge sales on her album. These days she is preparing her second album.
Yara Naoum is 22 year old so cute Egyptian actress, model and interior designer. Yara Naoum is born and raised in Cairo/Egypt by her mother & grandmother..As Her Parents got divorced when she was a baby..She has originally a mixture of Lebanese & Turkish royal blood roots.. Yara Had this first sight love with every animal she saw since she was a child. That’s why she never lived without a pet,One of her life time dreams is opening a shelter for stray animals. Her Mother Worked as a model for few Years & her Elder brother was into Music & Art . Thus born into a world of creativity, Yara took a very early interest in both music and physical expression,She Started writing articles about things that affected her personal life in school paper when she was just 9 years old . While developing her musical skills,Yara played different instruments without reading musical notes. she was also doing Patinage & gymnastics, by the age of 11, she became on the Team of Maadi Patinage Players embarking on a career as an elite-gymnast. Unfortunately, Yara then suffered from an injury in her spine that forced her to quit gymnastics for good. That development brought her focus back to music & Drawing, She then went to The School of Drawing for a One Year Course & after she took some training for hip-hop and popping Dance.
Yara Followed her dream to be an Interior Designer & got accepted into ‘ The Higher Institute Of Cinema ( interior designing & cinema sets section ). Yara Naoum is now making appearances,charity and working as a model,actress & helping the animal cause in Egypt & working with ‘ Egyptian Society For Mercy To Animals ‘. According to Yara “I believe in believing in yourself and always making the best of a situation, though at the same time being aware of the obstacles ahead and ways to overcome them while staying true to yourself. Because you make your own decisions and chose your own way through life. Be open to the world around you, travel, embrace diversity, feed off your surroundings, expand your mind through new knowledge, explore the unknown and redefine the known! When life hits you the hardest and you have to find your inner strength, you gather it all to know and feel what is most important to you. “When you see me, you see a small part of what I’ve been through, where I am now, and what I’m going to be”.