Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq (
Arabic
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: تحت موس الحلاق) is an Iraqi comedy television show.
Plot
The series revolves, in one of
Baghdad's lanes, and it is a popular one. All of its people are from the low-class (working poor). Its main character, Haji Radhi (
Saleem Al-Basri) is a Hairstylist that doesn't know how to read and write, so he's an illiterate. His assistant, A'bousi (
Hammoudi Al-Harithi
Hammoudi Al-Harithi ( ar, حمودي الحارثي) (born July 7, 1936 in Baghdad) is an Iraqi actor, who is also known for comedian female roles. Famously known for his role of A'bousi of the 1960s Iraqi television comedian Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq. ...
) is a little bit crazy, but he dropped school at fifth grade, so he knows the basics of reading and writing. Most of the people of this lane are illiterates, so they go to an anti-illiteracy school. And they have many adventures together, because they're all friends.
Characters
# Haji Radhi - Saleem Al-Basri - He is a poor simple man that cuts hair.
# A'bousi - Hammoudi Al-Harithti - He is a poor man that works as an assistant to Haji Radhi (his Master) as he said.
# Abu Ghanim - Rasim Al-Jumaily - He is a poor man that works as a smith. He has a son studying in
India
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.
And many others...
The Idea
All of its episodes show how do people from a low-class treat people from middle or high-class. The first episode showed how illiterates treat their teacher. At the second episode, it showed how a poor ill man treats the doctor, and many more episodes that show the relations between low and high-class people.
The Popularity
It became a routine for the Iraqi people to watch it. It became the most famous television show in Iraq, back in the 1960s. The people loved it because of its simple scripts, decors, clothes, locations and ideas, so it showed the people, the Baghdadi community in the 1960s, on its natural way.
See also
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Iraqi Republic (1958–68) Iraqi Republic may refer to:
*The Republic of Iraq, a country in the Middle East
* Iraqi Republic (1958–68), a former state that existed from 1958 to 1968
*Ba'athist Iraq
Ba'athist Iraq, formally the Iraqi Republic until 6 January 1992 and the ...
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Abdul Karim Qassim
Abd al-Karim Qasim Muhammad Bakr al-Fadhli al-Zubaidi ( ar, عبد الكريم قاسم ' ) (21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was an Iraqi Army brigadier and nationalist who came to power when the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown d ...
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Cinema of Iraq
The cinema of Iraq went through a downturn under Saddam Hussein's regime. The development of film and film-going in Iraq reflects the drastic historical shifts that Iraq has experienced in the 20th century. The Iraq War which began in 2003 had an ...
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Iraqi National Theater The National Theatre in Iraq was opened during the Saddam Hussein era and closed during the 2003 Iraq War
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References
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1961 Iraqi television series debuts
1969 Iraqi television series endings
1960s Iraqi television series
Iraqi television shows
Iraqi television sitcoms