The play revolves around "the revolt and martyrdom of the mystic-rebel al Hussein Ibn al Mansour in Baghdad, in the year 309 H (c 930 AD)," writes Nehad Selaiha.

Egyptian director Wafiq Wagdi will soon begin shooting his series Saif al Yaqin (Surety Sword) written by Taha Hussein Salem. The series tackles social justice as a thought, philosophy, and ...

Hussain ibn Mansoor Hallaj, popularly known as Mansoor Hallaj, Mansoor, or Hallaj, has been a controversial figure. He was born in the 9th Century during the Abbasid era.

This public cry of Hallaj was a dangerous thing to do which, among many other charges against him — essentially of a political nature — led him in chains to the gallows, where he was most ...

Based on the life of eighth-century Sufi saint Mansour al-Hallaj, the performance depicts his last night in prison before his beheading for heresy. His sayings were collected in Akhbar al-Hallaj.