Overview

An Egyptian film based on the novel by Alaa Al Aswany: residents of a building in central Cairo between power, religion and sex; one of the most influential Egyptian films of the millennium. ¹ ²

Tashbib (amatory verse about women or boys)

Tashbib is the opening of a poem with amatory lines about women; the words nasib and ghazal mean the same. It is forbidden to write verse about a named woman who is unlawful to the poet, or about a beardless boy; describing the lascivious features of an unlawful non-mahram woman is forbidden. Verse about one's own wife or slave-girl is lawful unless it describes her private parts or what should stay hidden. Verse about an unnamed woman is lawful unless it is obscene or gives clues to identify her; names such as Layla and Su'ad do not identify anyone, as Ka'b ibn Zuhayr recited his poem before the Prophet.

The Yacoubian Building

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Tashbib (amatory verse about women or boys)