It could be argued that most of her documentaries reveal deep interest in Egyptian history and a keen desire to shed light on the greatness and glamour of its past civilizations with the ultimate aim of instructing the new generation. In Dahsha, for instance she traces the history of wooden boats used by the ancient Egyptians until modern times. In "El Zaher District" (Hay el Daher), she sheds light on the history of that district in Cairo which was established by the Sultan Zaher Bibars in the thirteenth century.