Conqueror of Darkness [qaher al-zullam] (1978) - (Mahmoud Yassine) Egyptian movie poster F, Ex $75 *
Size: 27" x 39"
Price: $75
Condition: Folded, Excellent
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Gasour and Morteda
Anise for a film biography of Taha Husayn. The film was directed by
Atef Salem based on a story by Kamal al-Malakh with screenplay and
dialogue by D. Rafiq al-Saban, Samir Abdel Azeem and Moussa Sabry;
cinematography was by Ibrahim Saleh. Plot summary: Taha Husayn was
born in poverty in upper Egypt in the province of Al-Mina. He became
blind because of the poverty and ignorance that were prevalent in
society, but he learned how to overcome the problems of blindness, how
to compensate for it with hearing, how to succeed with books and even
how to get admitted to Al-Azhar University and succeed with his
studies there. He later became a candidate for literature studies in
the city of Montpelier France while he was on a government mission
there. He went there with his brother who looked after him and helped
him deal with adverse circumstances. He met his lifetime French
friend Susan, who helped him with reading. Love developed between them
while he was studying for his doctorate and they married after he
received his diploma. In Cairo Taha Husayn was appointed professor
and then dean at a university. He then became minister of education
and waged an intellectual struggle with the people in the government
to make education free for all people.
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