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| Sean Connery as Salah al Din Al Ayyubi |
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| merimda |
| 11/05/02 at 23:37:02 |
| Salam, I discovered today, watching an interview with Moustapha Akkad (Director of The Message and The Lion of the Desert) that he is working on a film about Salah Al Din Al Ayyubi and that Sean Connery has been confirmed for the role. I'm kinda excited about this film. The interview can be found at http://www.worldtent.com/ (You can watch The Message, in English here as well): And other bits and pieces of information can be found in the following links: -http://www.arabia.com/life/article/english/0,11827,211906,00.html -http://www.syrialive.net/Entertainment/leisure.htm salam, meri |
| Re: Sean Connery as Salah al Din Al Ayyubi |
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| Kathy |
| 11/06/02 at 09:09:01 |
| [slm] Yoi! I remember watching an interview with Sean. He actually said that he sees nothing wrong with hitting a woman to keep her in line. ( I can not remember his exact words.) [img]http://www.jordysworld.de/emoticons/trau21.gif[/img] I never looked at him the same way. |
| 11/06/02 at 09:12:40 |
| Kathy |
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| Barr |
| 11/06/02 at 09:54:44 |
| Errr... this may sound.. ermm.. bimbo-ish... but isn't Sean Connery a tad too old to play Salahudin? Here's something about D' Man.. I wonder wot his wife is like, though.... http://www.albalagh.net/kids/history/salahudin.shtml [color=blue] Although he loved peace, Salahuddin Ayyubi became one of the world's greatest warriors. He was born in Tekrit in 1138 CE when his father Ameer Najmudin was the ruler of Tekrit. He was brought up by his noble father and talented uncle, Asad-ud-din Shirkhu. Salahuddin was a very intelligent and noble person. He loved peace and never enjoyed fighting battles. But all changed when Salahuddin was ordered to go to Egypt with his uncle. He went to Egypt many times with his uncle to fight two enemies, the Franks and the Batnids. After his uncle's death, he became the commander and Vizier of Egypt. Salahuddin Ayyubi never lived in the palace. Instead, he lived in a small house near the mosque. Salahuddin had a great love for Islam and as the vizier and general of Egypt, he tried hard to root out the Crusaders. For this purpose, he maintained a strong army. He established peace and prosperity throughout the country. From the beginning, many prejudiced Egyptian ministers disliked him. When they saw he was winning the hearts of the Egyptian people they did many conspiracies against him but due to Salahuddin's wisdom, they were defeated. When the Fatmid caliph Al Aziz died, Salahuddin became the ruler of Egypt. When Salahuddin took over Damascus the people opened the gates of the city to him and greeted him warmly. The Crusaders were not happy by Salahuddin's increasing power and success. Uniting their forces, they planned a decisive attack on Muslim area. Battle of Hittin took place. Muslims won under the leadership of Salahuddin. Thousands of Crusaders were arrested. Salahuddin treated the prisoners with tolerance. In 1187 CE, Salahuddin conquered Jerusalem. Thousands of Crusaders were arrested. However, when their mothers, sisters, and wives appealed to Salahuddin, he released them. Many crusaders were ransomed. However, he paid for many of them. In addition, he provided them transport, etc. He allowed neither massacre nor looting. He gave free pardon to all citizens. He even arranged for their traveling. He granted freedom to Christians to leave the city if they paid a small tribute. Salahuddin paid it, himself, for about ten thousand poor people. His brother paid it for seven thousand people. Salahuddin also allocated one of the gates of the city for people who were too poor to pay anything that they leave from there. On Friday 27th Rajab 583 AH, Salahuddin entered Jerusalem. After entering the city they went straight to the Mosque and cleaned it. Then for the first time in more then 80 years, the people of Jerusalem heard the Azan (call of prayer) from Al Aqsa Mosque. [/color] |
| 11/06/02 at 10:04:30 |
| Barr |
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| gift |
| 11/08/02 at 09:56:14 |
| [slm] ahahahah :-/ :D sean connery as salahuddin!!!! I can just imagine it now - [i] the name's din, ssshalaa huddin[/i] :P |
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| elite_ansaar |
| 11/16/02 at 05:18:44 |
| Asalam Alaykum Sean Connery as Salahhuddin Ayyubi? :D Cool idea!! He is a great actor and perfect for the role! Cannot wait for this film! Maasalaama |
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| Fatimah |
| 11/16/02 at 08:32:12 |
| [slm] I was so suprised when I first came to Egypt, that the majority of the people I met here didn't like the english version of "The Message". (my all time favorite film). Asking why, they told me they didn't think it was right for kafirs to play the roles of Muslim heros. How to you guys feel about it? [slm] |
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| theOriginal |
| 11/16/02 at 10:51:57 |
| [slm] Interesting point, truthfinder. Personally, it would never have crossed my mind. In some ways, perhaps, these actors can play the role in a less biased fashion. I mean I am not an actor (I guess I should say Alhamdulillah), but if I was, and if I was asked to play a role of someone who was of even a slight importance to our Islamic history, I wouldn't do it. Out of respect for that person. So maybe it's not a demand issue after all...it's a supply issue. But I totally see the other POV. (OMG...why is it that I relate everything to econ?) Wasalaam. SF. |
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