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Samira Tawfik, who maintained her Lebaneseness and refused to professionalize art in Egypt, and attracted the majority of Egyptian artists to participate in Lebanese films, including Kamal El-Shennawy and Rushdi Abaza,
During the sixties and seventies of the last century, it was a symbol of femininity and beauty. Most of the artists and women only wished to be associated with Rashid Abaza and marry him,
Where the late artist remained a symbol of masculinity and the ideal man for all girls during his life stages, even after his departure.But among those artists who refused to marry him, was the Lebanese singer Samira Tawfik,
Which Rushdi mentioned in his study in Al-Shabaka magazine during the seventies that he sought to marry her, but failed.
Rushdie and Samira’s love story began during the filming of a Bedouin movie in Paris, and during work Rushdie confessed his love to Samira, and the latter, like all girls, dreamed of being associated with him.
Samira revealed in television statements, many years after the departure of Rushdi Abaza, that the association did not happen because of her family, saying: “There is no share.