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Cairo Conspiracy

A fisherman's son is offered the chance to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, but he soon becomes a pawn in the conflict between Egypt's religious and political elites.

Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the privilege of studying at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the center of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival in Cairo, the university's highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies, and Adam soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elites.

In Arabic with English subtitles.

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1 hour, 54 minutes

On TV

Next Saturday 21:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Zizo Mehdi Dehbi
Colonel Ibrahim Fares Fares
Adam's father Samy Soliman
Blind Sheikh Negm Makram J Khoury
Adam Tawfeek Barhom
Sheikh Al Durani Ramzi Choukair
Sheikh Omar Beblawi Jawad Altawil
Harun Amr Musad
Suhby Moe Ayoub
Soliman Sherwan Haji
Raed Ahmed Lassaoui
Village Imam Hassan El Sayed
General Al Sakran Mohammad Bakri
Director Tarik Saleh
Writer Tarik Saleh

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