The play traces the life journey of Sheikh Rifa'a Al-Tahtawi, a pioneer of the Enlightenment in Egypt, over the span of five decades. It follows his humble start as a young Azhari sheikh sent as an imam and preacher to the student missions dispatched by Muhammad Ali to study in France, his transition into a student and translator among them, his pivotal role upon returning in establishing the School of Languages (Al-Alsun) for translation, his progressive stance on women's rights, and the hardships and upheavals he faced amid shifting political regimes, culminating in his exile to Sudan and the fierce battles he fought throughout his life.
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