title: Waha Al-Raheb
text: # Waha Al-Raheb
  
  Waha Al-Raheb (born 1960) is a Syrian-Egyptian actress and filmmaker. She wrote and directed Dreamy Visions (2003), the first Syrian feature film by a woman.
  
  ## Life
  
  Waha Al-Raheb was born to Syrian parents on April 27, 1960 in Cairo. The daughter of a diplomat, Al-Raheb was educated internationally. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Damascus before studying film at Paris 8 University, with a thesis on the role of women in Syrian cinema from 1963 to 1986.
  
  Novelist Hani al-Rahib (1939 – 2000) was her paternal uncle.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### As director (مخرج)
  
  * رؤى حلمة (Ruaa Halema, Dreamy Visions), 2003.
  