Egyptian Khaled Abol Naga is an actor with matinee idol good looks and a social conscience to match. The film star turned activist, known by many fans as "Egypt's Brad Pitt," was part of the revolution that swept through his country last year.
Egyptian movie star Khaled Abol Naga —
Egyptian Khaled Abol Naga is an actor with matinee idol good looks and a social conscience to match. The film star turned activist, known by many fans as "Egypt's Brad Pitt," was part of the revolution that swept through his country last year.
Naga has won numerous awards over the years -- his latest film, "Microphone," won the "Tanit d'or" trophy at the Carthage International Film Festival in Tunis last year.
Egyptian movie star Khaled Abol Naga —
Naga has won numerous awards over the years -- his latest film, "Microphone," won the "Tanit d'or" trophy at the Carthage International Film Festival in Tunis last year.
Naga's international roles include a part in Jeff Renfroe's movie "Civic Duty." Here, Renfroe and Naga attend the premiere of the movie at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2006 in New York City.
Egyptian movie star Khaled Abol Naga —
Naga's international roles include a part in Jeff Renfroe's movie "Civic Duty." Here, Renfroe and Naga attend the premiere of the movie at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2006 in New York City.
Naga is one the Arab world's most prominent film stars. Here he is photographed with Egyptian actresses Yousra El Louzy and Aya Soliman at the Marrakech International Film Festival in December 2009.
Egyptian movie star Khaled Abol Naga —
Naga is one the Arab world's most prominent film stars. Here he is photographed with Egyptian actresses Yousra El Louzy and Aya Soliman at the Marrakech International Film Festival in December 2009.
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian anti-government demonstrators crowd Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 8, 2011.
Tahrir Square protests —
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian anti-government demonstrators crowd Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 8, 2011.
Naga added his voice to the thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square calling for a regime change. "There was a sense of a new spirit that came to Egyptians and they felt we are all equal and we are all fighting for the same rights," he said.
Tahrir Square protests —
Naga added his voice to the thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square calling for a regime change. "There was a sense of a new spirit that came to Egyptians and they felt we are all equal and we are all fighting for the same rights," he said.