Beautiful, Brilliant, Confident: Mariam Fakhreldin

I've been watching that idiot, Tony Khalifa's, show. And i call him an idiot after days of holding it in, but he really is an idiot. Tonight his guest was Mariam Fakhreldin. Only one of the most beautiful women to ever grace a cinema or television screen. Really she is gorgeous. She also has a immense history in the industry. History that should earn her at least the respect of a trash television newbie like Tony Khalifa. Instead he was probing unprofessionally, not giving her time to answer, not listening to her answers, and being an overall jerk.

She was brilliant though. So gracefully embracing the beauty of old age. She talked about her upbringing in her home of a se3idi father and european mother; about the values she was brought up on, "man shab 3ala shay2 shaab 3aleih"

She talked about her four marriages and how each was a failure and how she forgave one husband for beating her and another for cheating on her.

She talked about her frustration over Faten Hamama being dubbed Sayedat el Shasha. Even though i love and respect Faten Hamama, Mariam Fakhreldin does have a point: it's not fair to the equally beautiful and talented women of her generation.

She radiates confidence. She knows exactly who she is and what she has done with her life and will not let that go unnoticed. She speaks boldly without fear of judgement or consequence. As a matter of fact, here are some of her words:

On an unnamed actress competing for the attention of Roshdy Abaza during filming, "heya fakra nafsa meen de wa7da 7omara"

On Faten Hamama, "heya ya3ni Faten Hamama de te2dar te3mel dor zay el ana 3amalto fe (insert movie name)"

On Sabah, "matkareneesh be Sabah, akhla2i mesh zay akhla2ha. de wa7da 3agezet wlessa 3ayza te3eesh shabba wtetgawez"

To Tony Khalifa when he asked one of his stupid questions, "fakar be mokhak shwaya"

As i listened to her i was thinking that this is a women who is so beautifully content with her accomplishments and her current state. She took what she wanted and gave what she wanted and she learned a whole lot on the way. This is an example of a personality shaped truly by reflection of life's happenings.

I fear growing old, i want to stall it for as long as possible. But after watching her and listening to her slightly airheaded wisdom, it might not be so bad. As long as we truly learn to learn from everything that happens to us now, we just might grow as beautifully as Mariam Fakhreldin.