Mohamed Casper
Egypt
Novelist, Playwright, and Picture Book Writer
Literature

Mohamed Casper
Egypt
Novelist, Playwright, and Picture Book Writer
Literature

Grantee

Production Awards
2025
The Lady and Artist
The documentary novel explores the life of Huda Shaarawi, not as a feminist icon but as a mother who rejected her granddaughter, born to her son from the singer Fatma Sirry in a secret marriage. Shaarawi leveraged her influence to pressure the artist, leading the latter to seek legal recourse, resulting in the first paternity case in Egyptian courts.