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Madiha Yousri
Arts & Music
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Madiha Yousri

ู…ุฏูŠุญุฉ ูŠุณุฑูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1921 โ€“ 2018 (96 years old)

Celebrated screen legend dubbed 'The Dark Beauty of the Nile', who starred in over 90 classics of Egyptian cinema, founded her own film production company, and served as a UN goodwill ambassador.

Cairo, Egypt
Farouk Beloufa
Arts & Music
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Farouk Beloufa

ูุงุฑูˆู‚ ุจู„ูˆูุฉ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1947 โ€“ 2018 (70 years old)

Visionary auteur filmmaker whose 1979 cult film 'Nahla', set during the Lebanese Civil War, is celebrated as one of the most intellectually ambitious films in Arab cinema.

Oued Fodda (Chรฉlif), Algeria
Taรฏeb Louhichi
Arts & Music
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Taรฏeb Louhichi

ุงู„ุทูŠุจ ุงู„ูˆุญูŠุดูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1948 โ€“ 2018 (69 years old)

Auteur film director celebrated for his poetic masterpiece Shadow of the Earth (Dhillel El Ard), which won international awards at Cannes and FESPACO for its luminous meditation on nomadism.

Mareth, Tunisia
Cheb Tahar
Arts & Music
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Cheb Tahar

ุงู„ุดุงุจ ุทุงู‡ุฑ (ุทุงู‡ุฑ ุจูˆู‚ุฑุฉ)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1963 โ€“ 2018 (55 years old)

Pioneering romantic Raรฏ singer of the 1980s golden age in Oran, whose smooth vocal ballads helped popularize the genre among youth.

Oran, Algeria
Peter Sutherland
Arts & Music
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Peter Sutherland

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland
c. 1947 โ€“ 2018 (71 years old)

Peter Denis Sutherland was an Irish businessman, barrister and Fine Gael politician who served as UN Special Representative for International Migration from 2006 to 2017. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Dublin, Ireland
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