Another example for that is the invention of their land by El-Mahdiyya forces (AL- Darraweesh), in several forcefully attempts aimed at Arabizing and Islamizing the people of Shilluk (1881-1898).

The careers of the female stars – Fatima Rushdi, Shafiqa al-Qibtiyya, Rose al-Youssef, Badia Masabni, Tahiyya Carioca, Mounira al-Mahdiyya and Oum Kalthoum – are the book’s principal theme. Although ...