what religion is salah?
just wondering.
shareI don't think they ever explicitly mention his religion, however he's portrayed as a friendly Egyptian with a deep knowledge of Egyptian history and culture.
There are additional context clues within the film we can speculate on:
(1) The two largest religions in Egypt are Islam & Coptic Christianity.
(2) "Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir" - The name is of Arabic origin.
(3) Given its Arabic origin, the first name "Sallah" is more closely related to Islam than to Christianity
(4) His middle name Mohammed is highly indicative of Islamic Religion.
Based on those 4 context clues outlined above, we can infer that Sallah is most likely to be Muslim.