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Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim

علي المعزة وإبراهيم

Egyptian indie film about a young man convinced his goat carries his dead lover's soul, journeying with his inventor friend; a resonant road comedy.

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Review
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Humour and everyday lifeTravel

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2016 CE · 1437 AH†
Countries
EG
Approach
comedy

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Overview

An independent Egyptian film about a young man who believes his goat is the soul of his dead beloved, accompanied by his engineer-inventor friend; an echoing road comedy. 1 2

People and things also explored

The virtues of the Arabs of the Jahiliyya· Consecrated Livestock· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Hatim al-Ta'i· Ibn Battuta, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah· Muhammad ibn Umar al-Tunisi· Ta'abbata Sharran· Zheng He

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/ali-wal-meeza-wa-ibrahim-2016/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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