1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham

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{{Infobox film

| name = 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham

| director = Ahmed Salim

| screenplay = Ahmed Salim

| producer = {{Plainlist|

• Ahmed Salim
• David Pope

}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Omar Sharif
• Khalid Abdalla

}}

| cinematography = Gavin Finney

| music = Sami Yusuf

| studio = 1001 Inventions

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|12|13|Dubai International Film Festival}}

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

}}

1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham is a 2015 part-animated film directed by Ahmed Salim and starring Omar Sharif. It is Sharif's final film.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/omar-sharif-dead-doctor-zhivago-789643 |title=Omar Sharif, Suave Star of 'Doctor Zhivago,' Dies at 83 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=23 July 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/10/omar-sharif-dies-at-the-age-of-83 |title=Omar Sharif dies at the age of 83 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=23 July 2015}}

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The film was produced by 1001 Inventions, a British foundation aiming to promote the achievements of the Golden Age of Islam.

Both the film and the exhibition were created to coincide with the United Nations campaign celebrating the International Year of Light, operated by UNESCO.{{cite web |url=http://www.light2015.org/Home/About/Latest-News/November2014/Ibn-Al-Haytham-to-be-the-focus-of-the-International-Year-of-Light-through-partnering-with-1001-Inventions-.html |title=Ibn Al-Haytham to be a focus of the International Year of Light through partnering with 1001 Inventions |website=light2015.org |publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=23 July 2015 |archive-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926090150/http://www.light2015.org/Home/About/Latest-News/November2014/Ibn-Al-Haytham-to-be-the-focus-of-the-International-Year-of-Light-through-partnering-with-1001-Inventions-.html |url-status=dead }}

Within the film, Sharif's character helps his granddaughter with a challenging homework assignment about Ibn Al-Haytham, the eleventh century scholar who made significant contributions to the principles of optics and visual perception.