DINA INTERVIEW. This is part one. The program is called 2X2 and the interviewer is Wael El Abrashy. This episode had both Dina and Nagwa Fouad as guests, although separately Q: Dina, why are you always the subject of scandal? Who is at fault? A: I don't want to say who's at fault while you are here. (she means the fault lies in the media) Q: It's ok to say that newspapers are at fault. Not all of them are angels.... A.It's mainly the media's fault. It's as if you direct people's attention. They find a target and start taking shots and more shots at it. Q: And people find this interesting? A: Yes, and it may be that the personality and the public persona are interesting to people. Q: Why, why is Dina's public persona always the protagonist of all that? A: Because it's the first time that there's a dancer who has a University degree. And its also the first time that a dancer comes from a normal home, and not a dysfunctional one. And people have become accustomed to dancers not having any other qualifications other than being able to dance. Q: (dancers who)...comes from a specific social background and escaped from her family (etc)......Ok, but this will make some people wonder and ask "what kind of family accepts that their daughter dance while she's still a student in high school?" A: I'm from a normal family. My mother and father lived in Europe and I was born in Italy. I came to Egypt when I was six years old. My father was an open minded man. He was a Communications Engineer and my mother was a secretary at the Indian Embassy in Rome and both of them were very open minded, they both understood that when one is determined, then there is no stopping them. Q: If they had prevented you, you would still have worked as a dancer A: Yes, I would have still worked as a dancer Q: If they'd tried to stop you from going out the door then you would have jumped out the window A: Yes, and proof of that is that other dancers have done just that. Q: There are two opposing views in society. People like to have their pictures taken with Dina, but if their son says to them I want to marry Dina, or Dina's daughter, or Dina's son, his family will say to him Oh what a big scandal! A: You're right, but that's not the case in all social classes and societies. Proof of it is that I married and I had a wedding and a reception just like any normal girl. Q: You married into the same business, show business. That's why. A: No, it was the opposite of that. If you look at marriages within the artist's media you will find that they usually marry outside the media. Q: Some artists lead more restricted lifestyles than ordinary people. A: Yes exactly. Q: For example, Adel Imam stated that he wouldn't want his daughter to become an actress nor participate in kissing scenes. A: Yes but I'm not talking now about who is restrictive or not. Anyone can talk and say "Dina's work is inappropriate" Ok fine, but then don't invite Dina to lunch at their house. Q: They invite Dina to lunch?
