Six films about artists struggling for the future of their homelands, often facing opposition.
Egypt. Naguib Mahfouz is Egypt's most acclaimed writer and the 1988 Nobel Prize winner. At a time when the west and the world of Islam seem increasingly in conflict, this film looks at the man and a body of work which has bridged these two worlds.
Producer Patrick Matthews
Series producer Diana Lashmore
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