These operettas, like Darwish's other compositions, were strongly reminiscent of Egyptian folk music and gained great popularity due to their social and patriotic themes | Aly Wrd Wfl — "To Ward Off"• After graduating from the religious school and gaining the title Sayyed Darwish, he studied for two years at , one of the most renowned religious universities in the world |
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He was best known for his radio collaboration with on the character of the Egyptian tradition of El-Missaharati | He dealt with the aroused national feeling against the British occupiers, the passion of the people, and social justice, and he often criticized the negative aspects of Egyptian society |
One day, however, he could no longer see.
Having been trained in the art of reciting the Qur'an, Mekawy's voice could soar, gruff but powerful, to thrill his listeners | He is still very much alive in his works |
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The show received overwhelmingly positive reviews, winning awards for Best Comedy, Best Lead Actor in a Comedy, Best Lead Actress in a Comedy, Best Director, and Best Screenplay at the 2013 Israeli Academy of Film and Television awards | Later, the pain eased, but the tears kept flowing |
Critical of any national shortcoming, he was prompt to deride bureaucracy in his song Al-lstemara Rakba Al-Humara "The Questionnaire on a Donkey".
Printing and publishing house, Jeddah, 1948• The apparition of social matters and the allusions to the political situation of colonial Egypt the 1919 "revolution" were to boost the success of the trio's operettas, such as "al-'Ashara al-Tayyiba" The Ten of Diamonds, 1920 a nationalistic adaptation of 'Blubeard" | A large part of the dialogue is in with Hebrew subtitles |
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Composed to the beat of the traditional "" Drum , it stirs up feelings of patriotism, nationalism and pride in Arab Muslim culture | He settled in and got acquainted with the main companies, particularly 1891—1949 , for whom he composed seven operettas |
While touring in Syria, he had the opportunity to gain a musical education, short of finding success.
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