Egyptians welcome Ramadan with open arms following the usual tradition of gathering around the TV awaiting what the competition of TV making have prepared for them this year. The drama that this year has caused an uproar internationally and across seas is “Faris Bila Jawad” (Knight without a horse) that depicts the Israeli conspiracy to take over Palestine.
Top level officials at the Israeli foreign ministry and the US criticized bitterly the Egyptian government for giving the green light for the series that is based on the book "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", which Israelis view as one of the most Anti-Semitism in the world.
According to the Egyptian daily Al Akhbar, Ahmed Badriddin director of the series stressed that the drama caused such uproar due to the issues it tackled and exposed. Among the issues tackled in the series is the Zionist conspiracy to establish a Jewish state that extends from the Nile River in Egypt till the Euphrates in Iraq. The Al Akhbar daily also noted that criticism over the series reached the White House as was stated in the US daily ‘The Washington Post’.
The Egyptian TV adapted the book into a series with the participation of 200 actors and actresses. The Egyptian star Mohammed Subhi takes the leading role in the 30-episode series and plays nine different characters, which depict Egyptian historical, social and political profiles since the Danshuwai incident in 1906.
The series, written by Mohammed Subhi and Mohammed Baghdadi, and directed by Ahmed Badriddin, also stars Egyptian Simon, Hanaa al Shorbagi, Gamil Rateb, Ashraf Abdel Ghafour, Khalil Murcy and Randa as well as other actors from Syria and Lebanon. - Albawaba.com
