Rakiya ibrahim biography

The Emirati website of Al-Bayan published a lengthy report about actress Raqia Ibrahim, who was known by her Jewish name Rachel Abraham Levi.

The actress was born to a Jewish family on 22 June 1919 in Cairo’s famous alley called Haret al-Yahoud.

She started her career selling clothes, sewing for princes and kings, which peaked her desire for fame.

Ibrahim’s birth in Egypt did not prevent her being loyal to Israel, the report said, as she encouraged the Jews in Egypt to immigrate to Israel after 1948 war when the Israeli state was first established.

The website reported her life since finishing her high school.

She worked with artistic groups, starting with the Egyptian national group, then moved to Zaki Tulaimat group when her made her first film “The victims” with actor Zaki Rostom.

Despite her marriage with an engineer named Mostafa Wali, the report said, her loyalty was against Egypt and the Arabs for the s