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Weekend Reading: Remembering Omar Sharif

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By experts and staff

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  • Steven A. CookCFR Expert
    Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Randa Ali from Al-Ahram remembers legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.

Magdi Abdelhadi laments Omar Sharif’s death as a reminder of a bygone era of Egyptian culture.

Watch this 2004 interview with Omar Sharif on his career, his acting, and his politics.