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Well-Known Egyptian actor Ahmed El Sakka became the first Egyptian and Arab actor who released his first NFT collection exclusively on UPYO, marking his first presence in the Web3 world.



The NFT collection will be released on the <a href="https://upyo.com/en/nft">UPYO NFT marketplace</a>, the largest of its kind in the Middle East, in cooperation with Arab Utopia Institution in a move to document Egyptian and Arab art with the latest technologies like metaverse and NFTs.



Named Al-Fares, the NFT collection consists of 5,555 digital collectibles, which are divided into four tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond).



The NFT tickets work as a membership card for Sakka’s virtual world and grant access to exclusive features, which include, meeting Sakka virtually and in real life, experiencing interactive comics and games with the consumers&#8217; avatars, and attending movie premieres.



Sakka’s first NFT collection comes within a framework of his keenness to document Egyptian and Arab art with the latest technologies like metaverse and NFTs.



Through this partnership, Sakka will attempt to document his art career through several activities in the virtual space, topped by releasing his first NFT collection, which was released on Tuesday.



The Egyptian actor will release more than five Arab action virtual games in which his cinematic characters will be shown, in addition to a virtual museum that will include his history in cinema and television, his personal belongings, and interviews in addition to belongings that appeared in his movies and series. His fans will be able to take part in his virtual games with their avatars to play with him in the metaverse.



In this regard, Sakka expressed his enthusiasm to join the Web3 world, looking forward that his fans would actively participate in the virtual games with him.



The move aims to document and turn Sakka&#8217;s long art history, which started in the 90s, into digital art. Through all these activities, El Gezira star will be the first Egyptian and Arab actor to join the metaverse and NFT worlds.



To mint an NFT or more of Al-Fares collection: <a href="https://upyo.com/en/nft/collection/al-fares/drop ">https://upyo.com/en/nft/collection/al-fares/drop </a>

Ahmed El Sakka

Egyptian Actor Ahmed El Sakka Releases 1st NFT Collection on UPYO

The NFT industry succeeded in attracting several Arab entrepreneurs over the past period. One of the most prominent female entrepreneurs, who entered the industry, is Maha Abouelenein of Egypt.&nbsp;



In this article, we will review Abouelenein&#8217;s story with Web 3.0, generally, and NFTs in particular.&nbsp;



Who Is Maha Abouelenein?



Abouelenein, an Egyptian entrepreneur, was born and raised in the United States. She graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, after receiving a bachelor&#8217;s degree in international business and marketing in 1991 and a master&#8217;s degree in speech communication from the same university in 1995.&nbsp;



Professional Career&nbsp;



Having a 30-year of experience working for large companies, Abouelenein was the head of communications MENA at Google for several years. She worked as a consultant with Netflix for five years in addition to taking part in setting up the telecommunications infrastructure for Careem.&nbsp;



Currently, Abouelenein is the founder and executive director of Digital and Savvy, a communications consulting company, which has offices in the US and Dubai. She manages public relations for the famous businessman&#8217;s personal brand, Gary Vee, as well as offering consultations for high-level people and companies.&nbsp;



Abouelenein and Web 3.0



Because of assuming tech-related posts, Abouelenein became more understanding of Web 3.0 and its related technology like NFTs, blockchain, metaverse, and others.&nbsp;



Through her company, Digital and Savvy, she provided consultations to important figures in this field, including Gary Vee. She also took part in organizing the first event which could be only entered by NFT tickets in partnership with Gary Vee.



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Launching A New Digital Era&nbsp;



Abouelenein said, on more than one occasion, that she aims to form a new digital era by entering Web 3.0, looking forward to achieving amazing accomplishments in the NFTs, metaverse, and digital property.&nbsp;



In one of her interviews, she said: &#8220;We are building the future from A to Z.&#8221;&nbsp;



You can follow Aboelenein&#8217;s official accounts on social media via these links:&nbsp;



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