Ashwaq marries Khalil, and gives birth to her daughter Fatima. The mayor’s son, Shalabi, throws his net around the wife and convinces her to run away with him. Then, as soon as he leaves her, Khalil’s husband avenges his honor and kills him, so the poor aunt takes charge of Fatima after her father goes to prison. After the aunt's death, the pasha for whom she worked took over her upbringing.
Huda Sultan
Ashwaq/Ilham
Kamal Al-Shenawy
Dr. Fouad
Abdelsalam Al-Nabulsi
Nabih - Secretary of Mamdouh Pasha Abdel Fattah
Hussein Reyaad
Sheikh Khalil Saafan
Hassan Hamed
Shalabi Majed - the mayor’s son
Abbas Fares
Mamdouh Pasha Abdel Fattah
Wedad Hamdy
Saadia
Zouzou Mady
Wife of Mamdouh Pasha Abdel Fattah
Hassan El Baroudy
Majid - the mayor
Ashwaq marries Khalil, and gives birth to her daughter Fatima. The mayor’s son, Shalabi, throws his net around the wife and convinces her to run away with him. Then, as soon as he leaves her, Khalil’s husband avenges his honor and kills him, so the poor aunt takes charge of Fatima after her father goes to prison. After the aunt's death, the pasha for whom she worked took over her upbringing.
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