The participation of Tunisian artist Hind Sabri in supporting a humanitarian convoy heading to break the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, sparked widespread controversy on social media platforms, where opinions were divided between those who praised her humanitarian position and whoever saw in its step an unacceptable transgression, calling for withdrawing its Egyptian nationality and deporting it from the country.
This interaction came after Sabri’s publication through her account on Instagram leaflets in which she showed the support of the convoy of “Al -Samoud”, which was launched from Tunisia towards the Gaza Strip, which opened the door for criticism.
Some users circulated pictures and statements from their account, expressing their dissatisfaction, and considering what they did as a prejudice to the official position, while others defended it and stressed that its position falls within the framework of sympathy for the Palestinian issue.
Divided reactions
Ashraf Sabri, the father of the Egyptian artist Yasmine Sabry, was among those who called for the deportation of Hind Sabri through a post on his Facebook account.
Jihan Abdullah, the captain of the actors, Ashraf Zaki, also called for the withdrawal of the licenses of the participating artists or those wishing to participate in the marches, headed by Hind Sabri. Similar invitations were repeated on the “X” platform demanding that it be expelled from Egypt and withdrawing its nationality.
No one is on the will of the people #Sexual drag pic.twitter.com/rvoojt6qon
– Yasmina 🇪🇬 (@yasminamo) June 15, 2025
“Moral and artistic assassination”
Despite the escalation of the campaign, Sabri has not issued any official clarification yet, while artists and directors expressed their solidarity with her, stressing their appreciation for her position and close relationship with Egypt, which many consider her second homeland.
The tag opened “Palestine is all of us”, the artist Rania Farid Shawky expressed her support for Sabri, and praised her culture and her promotion, stressing that the issue is human and not a sexual issue. Likewise, the artist, Ilham Shaheen, considered exaggerated criticism.
As for the director Amir Ramses, he saw that Wafaa Sabri to Tunisia does not contradict her loyalty to Egypt, while the director Yusri Nasrallah refused to question her love for Egypt, describing the campaign as a kind of intimidation for everyone who differs, and insulting the Egyptians before others.
For his part, art critic Tariq El -Shennawi called on the captain of the actors to intervene quickly, describing what Sabri is exposed to as a “fake story” that aims to assassinate it morally. While the producer, Mohamed El -Adl, refused to question its patriotism, stressing that it is “an Egyptian -Tunisian national par excellence.”
The critic, Amir Al -Omari, wrote that Hind Sabri showed a belonging to Egypt that exceeds what many show her nationality, stressing that the campaign against it carries a racist speech issued on “ignorance or malicious intentions.”
A joint artistic career between Egypt and Tunisia
Hind Sabri’s cinematic career started from Tunisia in 1994 with the movie “Silence of Palaces”, then she presented “Men’s Season”, but her most prominent launch was through the movie “Teenage Diary” in 2001 alongside Egyptian actor Ahmed Ezz and director Enas Al -Degheidy.
She participated in a number of the most prominent Egyptian cinematic works such as “Girls in the Downtown” with Mohamed Khan, “Genna Al -Fish” with Yousry Nasrallah, “Citizen, Laboratory and Harami” with David Abdel -Sayed, and “The Sweetest Times” for Hala Khalil. She also played prominent roles in the films “Al -Jazeera”, “Al -Kanz”, “Asma”, “Blue Elephant”, “Kira and Jinn”.
She maintained her presence in Tunisian cinema through remarkable posts, most notably in the movie “Girls of Olfa” by Kawthar Bin Haniyeh.
She is currently preparing to film her role in the series “Red Honey”, which is adapted from the novel “Blood on Nahd” by Ibrahim Issa, alongside the artist Aser Yassin, in which she embodies the role of a press achieved in a series of murders.
