Rayya and Sakina
Rayya and Sakina
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Rayya and Sakina

7.7 / 10 · 6 votes
2005
~45 min / ep
1 season
35 episodes
CrimeDrama

The story of the lives of sisters Rayya and Sakina, two of the most famous criminals of the 20th century in Egypt as they terrified women and masterminded dozens of deaths. The series presents the circumstances that led them to becoming criminals and the impact of the environment on their future.

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Seasons

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    04-10-200545 min

    Raya and Abu al-Ela resort to theft, while Sakina sells her own body to secure food—behavior that becomes the talk of the village. Consequently, they leave and head to Kafr al-Zayy...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    05-10-200545 min

    Raya’s husband falls ill, so she sends Abu al-Ela to bring Hasaballah from Alexandria. Her husband subsequently passes away, having entrusted his brother with the care of Raya and...

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    06-10-200545 min

    Abu al-Ula, Raya, their mother, and Hasaballah turn a blind eye to Sakina’s practice of selling her body to men—a necessity driven by their need for money. When Othman catches some...

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    07-10-200545 min

    Hasaballah is caught stealing cotton and sentenced to six months in prison; upon his release, he returns to stealing food. Having gained a reputation for this, he is hired by the p...

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    08-10-200545 min

    Raya is imprisoned for six months, while Hasaballah takes his daughter, Badi'a, to stay with Sakina in Alexandria. The police then hand over Hasaballah’s son to him, as the law pro...

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    09-10-200545 min

    Ahmed returns with six and a half pounds; Sakina uses the money to buy food and clothing for herself, and gives some to Raya when she visits her. Raya’s son passes away, and Abu al...

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    10-10-200545 min

    Hasaballah conceived the idea of ​​opening a coffeehouse where Raya would dance, with the earnings to be shared among them all. To raise the necessary capital, he and Abu al-Ela re...

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    11-10-200545 min

    Sakina rebukes Hasaballah for having Orabi keep El-Saddad away from the tavern; yet, she later asks El-Saddad to stay away from her, after he grows fearful of standing by her again...

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    12-10-200545 min

    Sakina believed that Hasaballah was the one who had reported her to the police. She went to him to demand the remainder of what she was owed, but he refused to pay. In retaliation,...

  • Episode 10

    10.Episode 10

    13-10-200545 min

    Raya moves to another house, accompanied by Sakina, Hasaballah, and Abdel-Aal. In the new neighborhood, she claims to be a seamstress, while Sakina poses as a peddler—a ruse facili...

  • Episode 11

    11.Episode 11

    14-10-200545 min

    Ahmed informs on Sakina, leading to the arrest of everyone involved, including Adila and her sister’s husband. Six months later, Sakina and Raya are released from prison and go to...

  • Episode 12

    12.Episode 12

    15-10-200545 min

    Hasaballah returns from the British army, followed by the return of Orabi. Sakina becomes grief-stricken, believing that Abdel-Aal has died. Shortly after, someone informs her that...

  • Episode 13

    13.Episode 13

    16-10-200545 min

    Mahmoud asks his brother, Abdel-Aal, to leave Sakina because of the work she and her sister are involved in. Sakina then decides to open a coffee shop near the police station, away...

  • Episode 14

    14.Episode 14

    17-10-200545 min

    Sakina goes to see Abdel-Aal at his workplace, asking him to forgive her and take her back as his wife. He agrees, but sets certain conditions. Sakina consents to resume their "wor...

  • Episode 15

    15.Episode 15

    18-10-200545 min

    A local strongman named Abdel-Razeq appears, leading Raya and Hasaballah to reach an agreement with him—along with Orabi—to provide them with protection. However, their operations...

  • Episode 16

    16.Episode 16

    19-10-200545 min

    The plan to steal Khadra’s gold fails despite her arrival, so Abdel-Raziq considers killing her to take it. They devise a scheme to ensure Raya is the one to call for her murder; H...

  • Episode 17

    17.Episode 17

    20-10-200545 min

    The men bury Khadra at the house and take the money she had with her, while everyone shares the proceeds from the gold that Raya and Sakina sold. When Khadra went missing, her sons...

  • Episode 18

    18.Episode 18

    21-10-200545 min

    Badi'a witnesses the men burying Nazla in a pit. Raya and Hasaballah frighten her, threatening to kill her if she speaks. Later, Orabi tells her mother that he saw her with Abdel R...

  • Episode 19

    19.Episode 19

    22-10-200545 min

    Raya encounters Aziza at the market and realizes that the gold in Aziza’s possession is enough to meet their needs. She invites her over; the men arrive, kill Aziza, and divide the...

  • Episode 20

    20.Episode 20

    23-10-200545 min

    This time, it was Saniya’s turn. When Orabi sought to kill her, Sakina could not bring herself to stay; she left in tears and headed home. Raya fell ill, troubled by Badi’a’s talk...

  • Episode 21

    21.Episode 21

    24-10-200545 min

    The men kill Nabawiya, steal her gold, and bury her in the room that Raya had rented from Amina; meanwhile, Nabawiya’s husband reports her disappearance to the police. Subsequently...

  • Episode 22

    22.Episode 22

    25-10-200545 min

    Sakina, believing that there was something going on between Abdel-Aal and Zanouba, suggested that they kill her and steal her gold. They carried out the act, and Shawq nearly caugh...

  • Episode 23

    23.Episode 23

    26-10-200545 min

    Raya, Sakina, and their associates continue to murder women and steal their gold. Among their victims is Fatima, whom Raya encountered at the poultry seller’s shop. Later, Raya met...

  • Episode 24

    24.Episode 24

    27-10-200545 min

    Abdel-Razeq is annoyed that Raya prevents him from joining Mohamed Khafaja, Anisa, and Adila; however, Mohamed promises him that he will arrange for them to sit together another ti...

  • Episode 25

    25.Episode 25

    28-10-200545 min

    Amina takes Raya and Sakina’s clients to her room, leading to an altercation with Sakina, which prompts Amina to file a complaint against them. Meanwhile, Hasaballah, Orabi, and Ab...

  • Episode 26

    26.Episode 26

    29-10-200545 min

    After spending the night with Anissa, Abdel-Razek robbed her. She and Adila went to complain about him to Raya, but Khafaga paid her off. This led Abdel-Razek—furious that she had...

  • Episode 27

    27.Episode 27

    30-10-200545 min

    Amina listens as Adila asks Abdel-Razeq about Anisa’s whereabouts. Meanwhile, Sakina moves to another house—having struck up a relationship with Salama after Abdel-Aal left her to...

  • Episode 28

    28.Episode 28

    31-10-200545 min

    Officer Ibrahim suspects that the disappearance of Umm Farhat involves foul play. Meanwhile, as preparations are underway to kill and rob Nabawiya, Umm Raya arrives and inadvertent...

  • Episode 29

    29.Episode 29

    01-11-200545 min

    Abu al-Ula arrives to collect his mother and take her home; meanwhile, Raya and her men murder and rob Zannuba, having first gotten Sakina out of the way so she would not interfere...

  • Episode 30

    30.Episode 30

    02-11-200545 min

    It turns out that Salama is a thief and has been arrested. Upon learning of Abdel-Aal’s return, Sakina goes to see him. Raya devises a plan to kill and rob Fatima—as an act of veng...

  • Episode 31

    31.Episode 31

    03-11-200545 min

    Hasaballah tells Raya that he wishes to get married, while Sakina moves into a new home accompanied by Abdel-Aal. There, they meet Firdous; sensing that Abdel-Aal has taken a likin...

  • Episode 32

    32.Episode 32

    04-11-200545 min

    Abdel-Aal, Hasaballah, Raya, and Sakina kill Firdous and steal her gold without informing Orabi and Abdel-Razeq, receiving 50 pounds and some gold in return. Meanwhile, Sakina goes...

  • Episode 33

    33.Episode 33

    05-11-200545 min

    Following a report about the discovery of a human corpse, Ibrahim and his force go to the room where Sakina used to live; he orders it to be sealed off and launches an investigatio...

  • Episode 34

    34.Episode 34

    06-11-200545 min

    The public prosecutor requests the case files concerning the disappearances of several women and summons Raya for questioning. Due to a foul odor emanating from the house, Ibrahim...

  • Final Episode

    35.Final Episode

    07-11-200550 min

    More bodies were discovered, just as Suleiman Ezzat had anticipated. He brought food to Badia, who then confessed that Raya, Sakina, and their associates had murdered Nazla. Subseq...

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