Google marked the 85th birthday of the late ‘Lady of Arab Cinema’ Faten Hamama through a Google Doodle. The Google Doodle, which appeared for users across North Africa and the Middle East, celebrated what Google called the “Star of the Century” and Egypt’s “National Treasure.” According to Google, it is the impact of her success that makes her legacy as a film producer and actress so important. “From her 1964 film, The Open Door which highlighted the need for women’s rights to I Want a Solution in 1975 which paved the way for changes to Egyptian marriage and divorce laws, hers was a career of influence,” explained Google. “In keeping with her legacy, today’s doodle memorializes her role as Layla, the strong, unwavering lead in the film AlBab Al Maftouh (The Open Door),” added an explanation by Google of the Doodle. “But on this what would be her 85th birthday, we salute her brilliant ability to transcend time to inspire us again and again.” Faten Hamama, one of Egypt’s and the Arab world’s most prominent producers and actresses, has passed away at the age of 83 on 17 January 2015. Hamama,…
