The new image of the artist, Iman Al-Bahr Darwish, continues to cause widespread shock in the Egyptian street, after signs of severe illness appeared on him, his features changed, and he lost a lot of weight.
The name of the artist, Iman, the grandson of the late musician Sayed Darwish, occupied a wide area of discussion among activists on the communication sites, amid questions about his health condition.
Darwish’s 69-year-old daughter had attached the photo to a comment in which she said: “History will witness that this has become Iman al-Bahr Darwish,” after which condolence comments poured in, accompanied by several questions about what the Egyptian artist’s condition had become, and wishes for a speedy recovery.
Musicians Union
The picture came after a period of the Egyptian artist’s disappearance from sight, which lasted for nearly two years, as Darwish suffered a health crisis in 2022, after which he was transferred to intensive care due to a stroke. This came after the latter published a video in which he attacked the Egyptian government because of the seawater desalination project, and threatened that any harm to it would cause a “global” scandal, expressing his lack of fear or indifference to any threat.
This video was the beginning of a wide controversy that was raised at the time on the communication sites, before his disappearance amid news that the Egyptian security services had arrested him after him. However, the Egyptian artist’s family denied this news more than once, explaining that he had suffered a health problem and had undergone a serious surgery on the head.
In turn, Mustafa Kamel, the head of the Musicians Syndicate in Egypt, commented on the controversial image on his page on his Facebook platform, and said: “I ask colleagues who know any of his family numbers (the family of the artist Dorish) to send it to me as soon as possible, so that the union turn as soon as possible.”
Aswany’s criticism
However, a comment made by the Egyptian novelist Alaa Al-Aswany, today, Wednesday, revived the controversy about Dorish again, as Al-Aswany said on his Twitter account: “The artist, Iman Al-Bahr Darwish, said the word of truth, and he was abused, this fact. “History” is not used to talk about an ordinary disease. The daughter sends a veiled signal about the horrors that happened to her father.
The local newspaper, Sada El-Balad, quoted Gamal Shaaban, a famous cardiologist in Egypt, as saying: “The Musicians Syndicate should issue a statement that respects the minds of the masses, revealing the health status of the artist, Eman Al-Bahr, and the practical steps taken by the Syndicate for the health and social care of one of its former captains.” The illustrious.”
Darwish was elected captain of musicians in Egypt in 2012, to be the first captain after the revolution of January 25, but his tenure in office did not last long to withdraw confidence from him, and appointed Mustafa Kamel himself amid an intense dispute between the two men, which ended with Hani Shaker taking over the union after that. .
Durish’s grandson starred in the mid-eighties of the last century, through several songs, most notably “Bird in the Sky” and “Nafsi”, a patriotic song. How much he participated in a number of TV, cinematic, and theatrical works, and redistributed some of the works of his famous musician grandfather.