The painful image published by the daughter of the famous Egyptian artist, Iman Al-Bahr Darwish, raised many questions about the health and social care of Egyptian stars who are aging or are subjected to major health crises.
From time to time, a case appears for one of the artists, and his health condition has deteriorated, asking for support, assistance, or treatment at the expense of the state, which is what happens in most cases, but the question remains, how do Egyptian stars avoid this fate after decades of fame and stardom and the presentation of artistic or literary works that have been associated with It has the sentiments of many Egyptians and Arabs.
Director Omar Abdelaziz, head of the Egyptian Federation of Artistic Syndicates, told Al-Hurra that “the resources of the three art syndicates in Egypt are few, and therefore the material support provided to their artists’ members, no matter how much, is little in view of the high costs of treatment and health care.”
The Union of Artistic Syndicates includes three unions, musicians, actors, and cinematographers, and according to the president of the union, “each of them has its own system for subscriptions and medical care, according to the ratios established to bear the union and bear the members through annual and medical subscriptions, but critical cases require state intervention, so the unions and the union By addressing the state so that the government bears the costs of treatment or issues a decision to treat at its own expense.”
He explained that “the Federation of Technical Syndicates receives support according to a law since the seventies of the last century, amounting to 41 thousand pounds, while the salaries of employees and rental expenses, etc., amount to about half of this amount in one month, which gives a perception of the resources available to the union, which includes approximately 20 thousand members of the three technical unions.” “.
Two years of absence after a video that caused an uproar
The shock caused by the image of Iman Al-Bahr Darwish, who held the position of captain of the Egyptian Musicians Syndicate several years ago, brought to mind the story of his video appearance about two years ago, which he completely disappeared from view after him, when he published a video clip through his account on social media, in July of 2021, In it, he sharply criticized the state and the government regarding the management of the Renaissance Dam and Nile water file, after which news emerged of his arrest or enforced disappearance.
Eman appeared several days later on his Facebook account, confirming that he had not been arrested and that if he or any of his family was attacked or “touched a hair from him or his children,” According to himThe whole world will know about the injustice that has been done to him.
In September of 2022, Iman published a new video with his physiotherapist laughing and listening to some musical tunes, preceded by about two months by his son Islam, in a live broadcast on his Facebook page, in which he said that what is being reported about his father being subjected to enforced disappearance is not true and that he is receiving treatment in The house where he performs physiotherapy sessions and that what is being circulated on social media is incorrect, asking everyone to investigate accuracy regarding his father.
And before Iman Al-Bahr Darwish’s daughter published his photo, which sparked controversy, the last thing he wrote was on his Facebook page, last March, a short sentence, in which he said: “Oh Egypt, if I had to die, I would have died 100 times.”
Omnia Al-Bahr, Iman’s daughter, said in brief televised statements after publishing her father’s last photo that her father, “has been tired of groceries for a year and a half or two, because of a crisis that happened to him,” and stated that he is not in the hospital asking his fans and fans to pray for him to recover.
The state-owned United Media Services Company in Egypt, which owns most of the visual, print and audio media, announced that it undertook the treatment of Iman Al-Bahr Darwish in appreciation of his talent and distinguished artistic career, and is communicating with his family to discuss his exact health situation in preparation for providing the best treatment.
An appeal to the stars to support their unions
In his interview with the “Al-Hurra” website, the head of the Union of Artistic Syndicates appealed to the star artists who are currently working to provide support and material assistance to their unions in support of their colleagues who are subject to health crises, and said that the law imposes 2 percent of the value of artists’ wages for unions, but this percentage does not Something and the material value of it is very little, and many of them do not pay it, so he hopes that the artists will provide greater percentages than that so that the unions can provide support to their members.
He set the example of the late famous scriptwriter, Waheed Hamed, when he won one of the awards, he called him and told him that he would donate part of the material value of the award to the Filmmakers Syndicate to treat cases related to heart disease from the members.
The Actors Syndicate in Egypt announced the inauguration and opening of a home for the elderly and those with critical cases among its members, and that it is available to any member of the artistic unions, not just the actors. However, the president of the Federation of Artistic Syndicates said that the home, no matter how large its absorptive capacity, will not be sufficient for all the numbers that need support, assistance and treatment.
Eman El-Bahr Darwish is one of the most famous singing stars in Egypt. Archive is a recurring phenomenon and will remain
And the art critic, Tariq Al-Shennawy, believes that “the phenomenon of the appearance of one of the big stars in need of help or support after the deterioration of his health or material conditions is not his talk on the Egyptian reality, as it has been repeated for decades, as happened before from great artists, such as Abdel Fattah Al-Qasri, Riyad Al-Qasabji and Zinat. Sidqi and others.
Al-Shennawi described to the “Al-Hurra” website, what happened to Iman Al-Bahr Darwish is that “we were (shocked) by the image because of its difficulty and cruelty, but this matter is repeated and will happen, because these are the natures of things for all groups in Egypt, not only artists, but there is controversy about them due to their fame.” And the audience has been associated with their work over many years, whether they are singers or actors.
“History will remember what happened to him.” A picture of the artist, Iman Al-Bahr Darwish, shocked Egypt
Fans of the Egyptian artist, Iman Al-Bahr Darwish, were surprised by a picture of him published by his daughter in a very poor health condition, in which he appears to have lost his hair and a large part of his weight, almost two years after his last appearance, which raised many questions.
He explained that “artistic unions in European countries do not leave any of their artist members, but the few resources of art unions in Egypt make it difficult, and therefore some stars have now recommended to their children in the event of health crises or support and support not to seek treatment at the expense of the state, as it happens.” Because of the uproar that arises in such circumstances.”
Iman Al-Bahr Darwish is considered one of the most famous singing stars in Egypt, as he is one of the voices that the public loves. He has many lyrical albums that were presented during half a century, as well as television, theatrical and cinematic works, in addition to his association with his grandfather, Sayed Darwish, one of the most prominent innovators in Egyptian music at the beginning of the last century, who introduced Iman Some of his classic works with new distributions over the past decades.
Sayed Darwish, who died in 1923, is described as a “renewer of music and a catalyst for the musical renaissance in Egypt.” He was called “the people’s artist,” especially for his contributions to introducing what is known as “polyphonic singing” in more than one operetta.
Darwish’s name was famous for composing songs, stanzas, and even instrumentals accompanying theatrical novels, not to mention the patriotic songs, which are believed to have been the cause of his death, as he died at the age of 31, due to what It was said It’s a drug overdose, Fima Some tipped That the British or the king of Egypt at the time planned to poison him because of his enthusiastic songs.
