صلاح جاهين

Mohammad Salah Eldin Bahgat Helmy known as "Salah Jaheen" or "Salah Jahin" was a leading poet , song writer , script writer and cartoonist

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let's start with one of his master pieces ... 3la ism masr

3la ism masr .... by nagham masry @ Skkiat elsawi

Jaheen was born in Shobra district, on 1930 to a middle-class family. He studied law  In 1955, he started working for the Egyptian weekly magazine "Rose al-Yousef" as a cartoonist. A year later, he moved to the new magazine "Sabah el-Khair" then he joines Al Ahram

Jaheen is the founder of the modern Egyptian cartoon school. Among his known cartoon series were Hashish addicts, Vigor Coffee-house and the Government Departments in which he introduced a theme called the "fahhama" or "the understander", an imaginary device clamped on the skulls of various cartoon characters, which intended to make the incomprehensible comprehensible thus drawing attention to the absurdities of modern life

Jaheen's cartoons usually had political and social goals, directing the attention of the public and the government to mistakes that needed correction. For several years, Jaheen's cartoons at Alahram  were widely viewed by its readers and were considered "news in brief" giving a gist of what preoccupied people most.

One of My favorite songs for nagham masry and written by jaheen

2 saba7an ( 2 A,M)

Jaheen wrote the lyrics of many songs, mostly patriotic songs that were performed by Abdelhalim His songs include: "Soura" or photo, "ehna elsha3b" or "we are the people", "Khaly elselah sahy" or "oh weapon, be ready"

                                           video of soura sang by the great Abd elhalim hafez
                                                     one of the most remarkable songs in our
                                                                       revolution

 He wrote for the puppet theatre, including the famous  "El-leila el-kebira" that was sang by the great sayed mekkawy :D one of my very best childhood memories

 Jaheen was fond of the late actress Soad Husni he wrote  "Shafika we Metwali" "Khally ballak men Zouzou"  and "Amira Hoby Ana"  In which Soad Husni  sang some of his most beautiful written songs  songs: "Ya wad ya te2eel", "Khally ballak men Zouzou"  "El-hayah ba2a lonha bamby" and  "El-donia rabe'"
 for the television the series Howa w heya  or "He and She" portrayed by Ahmed zaki and Soad Husni