Poet Salah Atiya announced the death of Waneesa Ahmed Atef, the wife of the famous popular singer Ahmed Adawiya and the mother of artist Mohamed Adawiya. Atiya wrote on his official Facebook page: "To God we belong, Mrs. Waneesa Ahmed Atef Nousse, the wife of the great artist Ahmed Adawiya and mother of singer Mohamed Adawiya, Umm Mohamed... a woman equivalent to a hundred men. She stood like a mountain beside her husband from the very beginning. Anyone who follows the interviews from the 1970s until now will find that the wife was like Adawiya's official spokesperson."
He added: "She possessed intellect, eloquence, and skill in conversation. In addition, she was a genuine mother who never left her husband for a moment. She did not merely complain and surrender during her husband's hardships but fought against the circumstances, enduring all the attacks directed at her husband. Her resilience was admirable and she stands as a shining example of loyalty and devotion. May she rest in peace and light."
