
Amal Arafa
Acting
Biography
A Syrian actress and singer, she's the daughter of composer Suhail Arafa. She was born in Damascus, and graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. She started as a singer, then moved to acting in the early 90s when director Haitham Haqqi gave her the opportunity to work in the series The Morning Star and The Spider's Web. However, her actual beginning was in the series The End of a Brave Man directed by Hisham Sharbatji.
Known For

Mukhtasar Mufid is a 1992 Syrian socio‑political dramedy blending drama, light comedy, and documentary‑style observation. Through episodic stories led by Abbas Al‑Nouri, the series examines everyday Syrian life, civic behavior, and the pressures shaping social and political awareness. With sharp commentary and grounded performances, it explores moral dilemmas, public institutions, and the contradictions of ordinary citizens navigating a changing society.
Mukhtasar Mufid

This series tells the story of the sheikh of an Arab tribe named Ibn al-Wahaj, who is one of the noblest and most honorable Arabs, and has three sons called al-Bashiq and Osama and the youngest Aqab. There was in the tribe of Ibn al-Wahhaj there is a man who hated him and his sons, so he submitted to the sage of the tribe and the author of the narrations in it (Ibn al-Rumiyya), and he asked him to test the ability of the sons of Ibn al-Wahhaj to live outside their father's tribe, so the idea entered his head and he decided to send his three sons to unknown destinations, and said to them: I want you to be the raptors that live in a land that is not its land. So they set off, and Osama went to the north, Al-Bashiq to the south, and Aqab went to the east
Al Jawareh
The series goes into details of the events that Syria went through between the years 1955-1959, including the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956, the establishment of unity between Syria and Egypt, and the revolution against the monarchy in Iraq, through the Qishani neighborhood, where its people work as merchants, lawyers, doctors, intellectuals and other works.
Hammam AlQishani

When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.
The Falcon of Quraish

Matar disappears under mysterious circumstances for 20 years, during which everyone has believed he had died a martyr. However, he returns in a new form and builds a financial empire amidst the mystery surrounding the source of his wealth. Using the spider's method, he tightens his grip on everyone and exploits them to achieve his goals of doubling his wealth and taking revenge on his past friends.
Memories of the Next Era

The plot revolves around a Jordanian woman who owns a house in Damascus and plans to sell it, but her Syrian neighbor seeks to thwart her plan through a series of funny events and sudden situations.
Either Me or Her

Donia Asaad Said comes from her village to work as a house maid to raise money to buy her father's land, but she faces many problems because of her good heart, morals and love to help others. At the same time she can't keep any secrets.
Donia

Eighteen years after the children of three Damascene leaders were kidnapped, the truth begins to surface, tipping the balance in an intense battle between good and evil.
Born into Wealth

The story of Nassar Ibn Oraibi, a fighter against injustice, that sheds light on the life in the Damascus neighborhood and the role of one woman who becomes responsible for the house and her four daughters in light of her husband's absence during the Hajj.
Al Khawali

In 1918 Damascus, after the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and before the French colonization of the country, six Damascene neighborhoods decide to choose one head to rule over them, only for clashes over the throne to crystalize and extend.
The Leader

An epic love story between a well-to-do blind girl and a rebel, set against a historical background spanning 60 years of conflicts, secrets and intrigue.
Chicago Street

The story revolves around the family of Umm Ahmed Bilalish who lives in one of the old Damascene neighborhoods. When Farhan proposes to marry Samar, her mother reluctantly agrees. The events start taking a comic twist when the family wins the lottery and their social status changes.
5 Stars Family

Abu Jaber’s family struggles in poverty, while Aziz’s family lives in luxury but without an heir. When Abu Jaber is unable to repay his debts, Fidda is forced to make a difficult choice: give up her newborn… or her body.
Al Sab'

A Syrian family — warm, funny and profoundly ordinary — finds itself facing the impossible choice millions of Syrians faced: stay in a home torn apart by war, or pack up everything and leave. They choose to go. But the road out proves just as punishing as what they left behind, with each episode delivering a new obstacle, a new heartbreak and a new reason to laugh through the tears. From the creator of Lost Village — tragicomedy at its most human.
Alhaqa'eb

In a dramatic and social framework, Abu Mansour’s children work hard to improve their financial conditions, but they encounter major life obstacles, which they try to overcome.
City Secrets
Since her childhood, Hassiba has lived in suffering with her father because of the French occupation of Syria, as she moves with him from one place to another in search of security. She continues her struggle journey when she grows up and takes the path of resistance against the occupiers.
Hasiba

The series discusses the stories of young university students, their reality during their studies, and the hardships and unknown fate they endure after graduation.
Love Has Decreed

The story of four young men who were high school classmates. Despite the differences in their understanding of life, their work and their tendencies, they somehow share something in common, as their destinies intersect to tell a story about love, friendship and the double standards of morality.
Takht Sharqi

Tells a story of corruption in Syria. A minister's son takes advantage of his position and wealth to derail the life of a poor family.
Deer in the Wolves' Forest

An issue of social sensitivity, a matter related to what is called honor, through the story of Nurse Asia, who decides to help many girls get rid of their out-of-wedlock pregnancies before they are buried and killed with the dagger of honor.