Aida Abdel Aziz

This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not to his father's liking, since the Muslim religion is opposed to feudal rights and privileges. The infuriated sheik curses his son and starts persecuting the new converts.

Mahrous, a simple man, is acquainted with the minister as they both hail from the same village. When Mahrous gets appointed at the minister's office, he only causes trouble. However, as the two get involved in extra-marital relationships, they form a strange bond and become square in many endeavors.

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Hassan is a typical Egyptian guy who holds a Bachelor of Law, yet he works as a microbus driver to make ends meet. He falls in love with Malak (Razan Moghrabi) the daughter of a minister. But can their love survive?

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The events revolve around three newly graduated doctors renting a small apartment and turning it into a triple clinic despite the different specialties, which leads to many comedic situations.

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