Aziza Amir...the mother of Egyptian cinema

"It is enough for me to be proud, gentlemen, that the film industry has made such great progress, and for me to be the ransom and sacrifice..." These were the words of the artist Aziza Amir at the first Egyptian Cinema Conference in 1936, after which tears flowed from her eyes, and she was unable to continue. Her speech, where she broke into a bout of intense crying, and talked about her motherhoo...