1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al Haytham
With Omar Sharif, from Lawrence of Arabia
Directed by Ahmed Salim · Starring Omar Sharif, Macey Chipping, Khalid Abdalla, Ronald Bagnullo · 2015
A storyteller guides young viewers through the life of the 11th-century scholar Ibn Al-Haytham, whose experiments with light and vision helped shape modern science.
Omar Sharif introduces a pioneering medieval scientist in a lively, beautifully animated history lesson.
Watch the short film '1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham'. From director and producer Ahmed Salim, starring legendary actor Omar Sharif, voice by Khalid Abdalla and music composed by Sami Yusuf.
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