El-Shennawi

el-Shennawi (الشناوي, also transliterated as al-Shinnawi) is an Arabic family name, when followed by a sun letter, the l in el assimilates to the initial consonant of the following noun, resulting in a doubled consonant.

People

 * Abu'l-Mawahib al-Shinnawi, Muslim scholar
 * Kamal el-Shennawi, Egyptian actor
 * Tarek El Shennawi, Egyptian film critic