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Egyptian actress Sabreen and veteran actor Jamil Rateb arrive.!
Egyptian actress Sabreen arrives at the set during the first day shooting of her new TV series "Kashkool L'Koll Muwaten" at Al-Mansuriyah, 25 Kms.
The new Muslim TV: media-savvy, modern, and moderate
The Egyptian actress Sabreen was at the peak of her fame when, in 2001, she underwent a religious "awakening," retired from acting, and donned the veil.
Now she's back on television, hosting a talk show on a new Islamic satellite channel called Al Risala ("The Message").
Sabreen, who is still a household name thanks to the popular films and TV shows she used to appear in, says she chose to make her come-back on Al Risala because the channel "talks about Islam in an enlightened, moderate way ...
a very honest and frank way."
She's a far cry from the bearded men in white robes who dominate traditional religious programming here. With her smiling face framed by a stylish, sequined veil, Sabreen has become the spokesperson for a new sort of Islam: media-savvy, modern, and moderate.
Her producers say they hope she will be the Muslim world's Oprah.
"For a very long time all religious programs were just iso