CAIRO — The world bade farewell Jan. 17 to the "Lady of the Arabic Screen" Faten Hamama, whose work as an actress focused on the image of subjugated Arab and Egyptian women, and expressed their concerns regarding the discrimination they suffered.
One of Hamama's most famous movies, “I Want a Solution,” led to the amendment of Egypt’s Personal Status Law, entitling Muslim women to file for a divorce. The movie boldly tackled what's now known as "khula" — a Muslim woman's right to seek a divorce from her husband for compensation — in Egyptian law.
