From
Sonja Zekri
The arena for the battle is the courtyard of the venerable Ashar University. Teachers and students crowd tightly together, their red and white headgear glowing, the ancient walls soar into the Egyptian sky. Everything breathes history, yes, eternity, plus a bit of Hogwarts. Then Raed raises his voice, Raed, who listens to Arabic rap in his free time, but now recites the holy verses of the Koran so purely, so full of joy and humility and devotion, that the audience catches their breath. Tarik Saleh’s film “The Cairo Conspiracy” is a product of many genres. Last but not least, it is a celebration of the beauty of Islam.