Khaberni - 20 years ago, the Arab audience was introduced to a new role in television drama, distinguished in its performance by the late Syrian Huda Shaarawi, who was killed in her home located in the Bab Srijeh neighborhood in Damascus, the Syrian capital, as clarified by a statement from the Syrian Ministry of Interior.
«The midwife» is the most famous female profession in the old alleys of Damascus, which has different names in Arab societies, some call her «The midwife» or «The birth attendant» and she is the woman who professionally assists women in childbirth and cares for the newborn and the mother, and was considered in the past as a women's doctor.
In 2006, Huda Shaarawi played the role of «Midwife Umm Zaki» in the first part of the Damascus environmental series «Bab Al-Hara», which continued through all its 13 parts, as the late actress appeared in 369 episodes.
«Umm Zaki» lives in «Al-Dabaa alley», which is the main center for the stars of the venerable series, and she never missed an episode, and the audience was used to her constant presence. Her duties were not only limited to childbirth, as the Arab viewer's memory records the heroic stance of the «midwife» when she offered her house to the men of the alley, to break the siege of the French military during the mandate period and use the well in her courtyard to bring supplies to the homes of the alley from outside.
«Umm Zaki», who was also known for relaying daily events among the women of the alley, and contributing to solving the problems, which were often the cause of their outbreak, justified this by saying «may someone cut off my tongue» indicating that she did not intend to gossip, leaves our world at the age of 81, and opens the list of deceased actors for the year 2026.
The memory of the Arab viewer will not forget the character of «Umm Zaki» in Bab Al-Hara, nor the character of «Umm Hani» in the Family of 7 Stars, presented by the late actress in 1997.
Huda Shaarawi, the female pyramid in Syrian drama, a quiet presence and shocking departure.
