Al-Gama'a

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Al-Gama'a
Historical
Political drama
Created byWahid Hamid
Mohammed Yasin
StarringEyad Nassar
Hassan El Raddad
Ezzat Alayli
Abdul Aziz Mckheon
Yosra El Lozy
Sawsan Badr
Salah Abdullah
Sami Meghawri
Country of originEgypt
Original languageArabic
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28
Production
Running time39 - 43 minutes
Original release
Release11 August 2010 (2010-08-11) –
present

Al-Gama'a (

2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.[2]

Production

The series was filmed in the

Heliopolis in Cairo[1] and several other Egyptian governorates.[3]

Series synopsis

Season 1

The show begins with Muslim Brotherhood student demonstrations at

Hasan al-Banna
. The show then depicts Hasan al-Banna's life, from his childhood to the banning of the Muslim Brotherhood in 1948. During the season, the show jumps back and forth between Al-Banna's time and the present time.

Reception

Criticism and controversy

Critics of the show, led by Al-Banna's son Saif Al-Islam, have accused the series' scriptwriter Wahid Hamed of defamation, making false claims and attempting to distort the image of his father and the group as extremists.[4]

Saif Al-Islam Al-Banna called for the show to be banned and demanded a copy of the script to revise it and make sure it conforms to the facts of his father's life.[5]

"I sent [those in charge of the TV series] a warning last week, calling on them to suspend the broadcast and give me a copy of the script to revise. But when they did not respond, I filed the lawsuit against them a few days later".[4]

— Saif Al-Islam Hassan al-Banna, Hassan Al-Banna’s son

Saif Al-Islam filed a lawsuit against Wahid Hamed and the Egyptian television stations that broadcast the program.

Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU).[5]

"The damage of distorting his (Al-Banna’s) history hurts all Islamic movements, as well as his family".[4]

— Saif Al-Islam Hassan al-Banna, Hassan Al-Banna’s son

The Muslim Brotherhood argues that the series depicts them as a violent, fundamentalist group, whose leaders are deceptive businessmen merely hungry for authority.[5] The Muslim Brotherhood quickly decided to retaliate by producing its own series portraying the movement's history. "Hassan Al-Banna: The Journey Did Not End" is a 32-episode series to be filmed immediately after Ramadan.[4]

The government of

Egyptian parliamentary elections of 28 November 2010, in which the Brotherhood formed the largest opposition bloc to the ruling National Democratic Party.[6]

A Mistake in Quoting a Verse from Qur'an

In one scene during sixth episode of the series, in which Sheikh Mohammed Zahran and young Hassan al-Banna are arguing, Sheikh Mohammed Zahran recites a verse from the Qur'an, accidentally changing a word and thus causing controversy. The verse (number 199 from

Sura Al-A'raf
) is "Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant".

External links

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Egyptian Censorship allows the series Al-Gama'a without any comments". Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  2. ^ "It is tradition that makes holy month memorable". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ Al-Gama'a (TV series) - the largest Artistic work done about the Muslim Brotherhood
  4. ^ a b c d Ramadan series rock the boat
  5. ^ a b c d Brotherhood founder's son files lawsuit against TV series writer, producers
  6. Al-Masry Al-Yaum. Archived
    from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
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