By Nada Nader, Daily News Egypt (edited by Egyptian Streets) For many Egyptians, particularly those currently in their twenties, the theme song of “Bakkar”, which was sung by Nubian-Egyptian Mohammed Mounir, still plays in their head whenever Ramadan comes along. Bakkar was an Egyptian cartoon series that was broadcast each year during Ramadan in Egypt, but had been suspended nearly eight years ago. The loved series follows the adventure of the young Nubian, Bakkar, his pet goat Rashida, and Bakkar’s friends. Amr Samir Atef, the script writer of the iconic Egyptian cartoon series “Bakkar”, talks to Daily News Egypt about the resumption of the cartoon after its suspension for nearly eight years. What was the idea behind “Bakkar”? In 1997, late director Mona Abu El-Nasr told me that we want to establish an Egyptian cartoon film with Nubian characters, because 1997 was labelled as “the year of Nubian child”, and the authority intended to develop southern Egypt, particularly Nubia. The idea also focused on showing the Egypt’s heritage, including Pharaonic temples and museums, while a Nubian child is living a new adventure in every episode and how he deals with…
