Mohamed Rafie

Mohamed Ali Rafie (Arabic: محمد علي رفيع) is an Egyptian novelist, screenwriter and writer, born in Al-Daher neighborhood in Cairo in 1972. He has a number of printed story collections, the most famous of which are Honey Noun and The Possessiveness of Water. He wrote his first book in collaboration with two friends, entitled “The Path of the Pavements”. Later, he wrote a collection of short stories entitled “Ibn Bahr” and a few years later another collection of short stories entitled “The Pomp of Water”. He formed many literary groups with his writer friends.

He holds a bachelor's degree in computers from the Faculty of Science from Suez Canal University, but he was inclined to theatre, so he established a theater group with his friends in the college. Then he turned to writing after several workshops and seminars he attended and studied at the Academy of Modern Film Technology of Arts, script department until he graduated in 2003.

Foundation He was born in Al-Zahir neighborhood in the heart of Cairo in 1972 and lived his study life in Ras Ghareb, the oil city in the Egyptian Red Sea Governorate, after his father moved to work as an English language teacher in the city, but he was interested in the idea of the city's future if the oil ran out of it, so he headed to the desert in search of Mining times and searching for farming times.

Mohamed lived with his father those exploratory tours in the desert, which eventually led to the discovery of a new city between Ras Ghareb and Hurghada called Wadi Dara as the first agricultural city in the governorate, but it did not grow on the ground in a real way until after the father's departure. Mohamed inherited from his father the spirit of adventure and a holistic view of the world. He loved reading and contemplation, and his presence in that remote area helped him. A special relationship developed between him and the sea. He roamed the coasts and spent the sea day and night fishing once and diving once until the sea became his only hobby, as he lived with his parents directly on the sea.

Business and publications

In the field of literature

Bouh the sidewalks "story collection", 2003 Ibn Bahr "story collection", 2005 The Pomp of Water “story collection", 2009 The Coast of Seduction "Novel", 2011 Honey Noon "Story Collection", 2015

In the field of film script He wrote many scripts, including:

"The Container Kidnapped the Dish" "Miracle" about the stories of the great writer Naguib Mahfouz. "Gavon" is a story made specifically for the cinema. Wrote the script for the documentary film "Secrets of Life" The short feature film "Madad Ya Tahira" The feature film Karma directed by Khaled Youssef

He has had a script-teaching workshop in central Cairo for ten years, from which many film and literature professionals graduated, including Mohamed Sadek, owner of the movie “Hepta”, and Enas Lotfy, author of “Bushri Ragel” and Shaima Al Maryah, the novelist and screenwriter, among others.

In the field of film criticism He publishes film criticism and general articles on the art of cinema in the monthly Al-Hilal magazine, Black and White magazine, the Film magazine, and other Egyptian and Arab magazines and newspapers.

Memberships Member of the Egyptian Film Syndicate, Screenplay Department.

Member of the Story Club in Cairo, the Egyptian Writers Union and Cairo Atelier, the Syndicate of Film Professions.

Awards and honors

He received the Sawiris Literary Foundation award for the best short story collection for the youth branch for the year 2012, which is the Pomp of Water. His short-listed collection of short stories, Honey Noon, was shortlisted for the Arab Forum Award in Kuwait 2016. He was honored in Russia at the Chekhov Conference 2019 and was awarded the Conference Gold Medal.