Tahiyyah Karyuka: Tahiyyah Karyuka. Actress: Shati el gharam. Although her parents did not approve of her becoming a belly dancer, she became world renowned. Although Islam frowned upon belly dancing, she was the only one recognized with a public funeral procession. She performed in over 300 movies and television shows. She gave up dancing in 1963 but as late as the mid-1980's ran her own theater in Cairo, helping to write and...
Known For: Shati el gharam (Sohair), Bayaet el ward (Imtzhal Fahmy), Samara (Samara), El Fetewa (Actress)