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Darina Al Joundi

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Darina Al Joundi
Al-Joundi in 2010
OccupationStage actor
ParentHassem Al Joundi

Darina Al Joundi is a Lebanese-born stage actor. She became a French citizen after Prime Minister Manuel Valls read a review of her performance at the 2012 Avignon Festival and decided to speed up her application. She has promoted women's rights for the French government.

Early life

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Darina Al Joundi was born circa 1969.[1] Her father, Hassem Al Joundi, was a Syrian author and politician.[2] She grew up in a Muslim family and attended Catholic schools.[1] After she was sent to a psychiatric hospital run by nuns in Jounieh,[1] she decided to emigrate to France.[1]

Career

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Al Joundi became an actress in France. She co-wrote Le jour où Nina Simone a cessé de chanter, a one-woman show about her struggle to obtain French citizenship, Her performance at the 2012 Festival d'Avignon received good reviews from theatre critics.[1] After Prime Minister Manuel Valls read an article about her in Le Monde in 2012, he decided to speed up her application for French citizenship.[2][3]

On September 27, 2012, Al Joundi was invited to speak at the French Ministry of Women's Rights by Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem alongside the editor-in-chief of Marie-Claire, Catherine Durand.[4][5]

Works

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  • Al Joundi, Darina; Kacimi, Mohamed (2008). Le jour où Nina Simone a cessé de chanter. Arles: Actes Sud. ISBN 9782742772841. OCLC 231745941.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2004 The Gate of Sun Ghost lady Yousry Nasrallah
2007 A Lost Man Najla Saleh Danielle Arbid
2015 Homeland Mrs. Youssef John David Coles Episode: "Why is This Night Different?"
2016 Tyrant Liberal woman Deborah Chow Episode: "A Rock and a Hard Place"
2018 The Romanoffs Raha Azim Matthew Weiner Episode: "The Violet Hour"
2018 Slam Rana Nasser Partho Sen-Gupta
2021 Copilot Suleima Anne Zohra Berrached

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Robert, Robert (January 10, 2008). "Darina al-Joundi et Mohamed Kacimi : une fiction vraie, à quatre mains". Le Monde. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Capron, Stéphane (January 29, 2013). "Le combat pour la laïcité de Darina Al Joundi". France Inter. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Salino, Brigitte (July 3, 2014). "21 juillet 2012 : un article du « Monde », lu par Manuel Valls, a changé la vie de Darina Al-Joundi". Le Monde. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "" UNIQUE EN SON GENRE ", RENCONTRES AU MINISTÈRE DES DROITS DES FEMMES". Marie Claire. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. ^ ""UNIQUE EN SON GENRE" AVEC DARINA AL JOUNDI". Ministère des Familles, de l’Enfance et des Droits des Femmes. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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