The next morning, Zaid and Khamis were huddled outside the school building, figuring out their plan.
“Okay, so we can’t film inside the classrooms,” Khamis said, stating the obvious. “That’s a problem.”
“Not a problem!” Zaid said, holding up his phone. “We’ll do it like a mini-documentary. I’ll take quick clips before and after each class, and then I’ll just talk over them. Easy!”
He hit record and started his video with a big smile. “Hey everyone! Welcome to a day in my life at school! First up… Arabic class.”
He showed a quick, shaky clip of the classroom door. In a voiceover, he explained, “So, back in my old school, I was the king of Arabic. But here? It’s a whole different story. The kids in this class write poetry that would make Al-Mutanabbi himself feel average. Me? I’m just tr
