Purchase: www.der.org/films/el-moulid.html Moulid (spoken Arabic meaning "birth") refers to a public religious festival celebrating the life and legacy of a holy person. The film vividly captures the festive and religious mood of the very 700-year old moulid of the 13th century Muslim Wali, Sayyid Ahmad Al-Badawy, held annually in Tanta, Egypt during cotton harvest. a film by Fadwa El Guindi from the Egypt series distributed by Documentary Educational Resources