"Mish’al" (Lantern),1986

This was a relatively more sophisticated attempt by El-Funoun at story-telling through music and dance. “Mish’al” was distinguished with its dramatic scenario, and its logical flow of events, as well as its strong symbolism. “Mish’al” is about a young fugitive who escapes the Turkish army draft during World War I, only to be caught at the end and forced to join their war against the British. When the war is over, Mish’al discovers that the winners, the British, renege on their promise to grant independence to his people, so he vows to fight them. He begins his own struggle to find a horse, to buy a gun and a sword, not for the prestige that these traditional symbols carry but for his battle. He sells his wife’s jewelry, and takes on a tedious job at the docks of Haifa Port. He joins the famous lengthy general strike against the British rule and eventually returns to his village with his horse, gun and sword.

The production contained some new artistic elements, such as the use of narration, the special mix of colloquial and classical Arabic, among others. The story emphasized love, determination, heroism and patriotism. A video dramatization of this work was later produced and sold in significant numbers in several countries, spreading the messages of “Mish’al” to new audiences, and traversing all the “boundaries”.

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