The Egyptian artist Shawky Abdel Hakim was fed up, and he settled on a sidewalk in Mokattam, Cairo, drawing paintings for his livelihood, until the Egyptian officials intervened to put an end to this suffering.
The artist traveled early in his life to Germany and settled there for several years, then moved to Britain before deciding to return to Cairo.
And a picture of the suffering of the artist Abdel Hakim, who participated in films, including “Hassan and Naima” and “Shafiqa and Metwally” by star Ahmed Zaki and artist Soad Hosni, spread on social media, the latest interaction and widespread controversy among followers.
The artist, who speaks German, English and French, has a great talent for drawing. During his stay in Germany, he produced 300 paintings, each of which sold for more than $1,000, and the “homeless children and adults” team of the Ministry of Social Solidarity intervened.
To help the artist Shawky Abdel Hakim, who was a playwright, novelist and researcher in folklore in his early youth, and he was transferred from 15 May Hospital to a nursing home in Giza Governorate in coordination with the government complaints system affiliated to the Council of Ministers.