Yesterday the Algerian artist Abdel Abid Odeh, known as his artistic name Izz al-Din al-Shalafi, nicknamed “Artist of the Poor”, died at the age of 44 after a sudden heart attack. Shalafi died on arrival at the “sister” hospital in the Algerian suburb of Shalafi, suffering a second heart attack in two months. Mohammed Abdu … Continue reading Izz al-Din al-Shalafi Dies after a Sudden Heart Attack