The Devil's Daughter and Cairo's Drug Empress

This episode explores the real-life criminal cases that inspired two Egyptian television dramas.The first story follows Nawayia Abdel Tawab, widely known as “Ma’ana,” who rose from humble beginnings as a vegetable seller to become a notorious drug kingpin in the 1990s. Despite her criminal empire, she built local support through charitable acts before a coordinated sting operation led to her arrest, imprisonment, and eventual public repentance.The second case centers on Aziza Bint Iblis, a woman who kidnapped newborns in retaliation against those who mocked her infertility. One of the children, Islam, spent decades undergoing numerous DNA tests in a painful and ultimately unsuccessful search for his biological family. Together, these stories reveal how complex motives, deception, and personal anguish can shape tragic real-world crimes that later captivate audiences on screen.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/crimenight1Produced by:https://www.podcaistudio.com/