Hossn Shah

An Egyptian writer and journalist, she was born in the Al-Munira neighborhood in Cairo to a father whose roots go back to the city of Mansoura. The late writer held many important positions, starting with establishing the Literary News page in Al-Akhbar newspaper, then assuming the editorship of Al-Kawakib magazine. In 1950, he joined the Faculty of Law at Alexandria University. After that, she worked as a lawyer, but decided to work in journalism in 1960. Their works became prominent due to their discussion of many social issues, such as the film “I Want a Solution,” which caused a change in the personal status law in 1978, and after it the film “A Divorced Woman,” while her last cinematic work was the film “Terrorism,” starring the artist Adel Imam. Hassan Shah wrote collections of stories, some of which were turned into films, including “The Lost” in 1986, directed by Atef Salem, “Terrorism” in 1989, directed by Nader Galal, “Al-Gharqana” in 1993, directed by Muhammad Khan, and “The Delicious Killing” in 1998, directed by Ashraf Fahmy, in addition to “I Want a Solution” in 1975, directed by Saeed Marzouk and starring Faten Hamama, a film that is believed to have been one of the reasons for changing the personal status law in Egypt. She died today, Saturday, July 14, 2012, after a journey with journalism that lasted more than 50 years.