The play follows Sheikh Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, one of Egypt's pioneers of enlightenment, over five decades, from his early years as a young Azhari sheikh preaching in the scholarships sent by Muhammad Ali...Read more to study in France to his later years as a student and translator there, his role in establishing Al-Alsun Translation School, his positive attitude toward women, his sufferings, and his life's ups and downs.
The play follows Sheikh Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, one of Egypt's pioneers of enlightenment, over five decades, from his early years as a young Azhari sheikh preaching in the scholarships...Read more sent by Muhammad Ali to study in France to his later years as a student and translator there, his role in establishing Al-Alsun Translation School, his positive attitude toward women, his sufferings, and his life's ups and downs.
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