• An Egyptian potter at El Nazla village in Fayoum, south-west of Cairo. All photos: Reuters
    An Egyptian potter at El Nazla village in Fayoum, south-west of Cairo. All photos: Reuters
  • Hosny Rabie, an Egyptian pottery maker, shapes wet river-clay into a pot at El Nazla village in Fayoum
    Hosny Rabie, an Egyptian pottery maker, shapes wet river-clay into a pot at El Nazla village in Fayoum
  • A handmade pottery castle at El Nazla village in Fayoum, south-west of Cairo
    A handmade pottery castle at El Nazla village in Fayoum, south-west of Cairo
  • An Egyptian potter works with mud to make pots at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt November 30, 2022. Craftsmen producing traditional pottery, furniture and rugs in the southern city of Fayoum struggle to keep their business alive amid tight economic conditions. REUTERS / Fatma Fahmy
    An Egyptian potter works with mud to make pots at El Nazla village in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt November 30, 2022. Craftsmen producing traditional pottery, furniture and rugs in the southern city of Fayoum struggle to keep their business alive amid tight economic conditions. REUTERS / Fatma Fahmy
  • A potter at work in El Nazla village
    A potter at work in El Nazla village
  • Shabaan Halloum, 55, makes traditional baskets and furniture from palm fronds and wood in Fayoum
    Shabaan Halloum, 55, makes traditional baskets and furniture from palm fronds and wood in Fayoum
  • A potter El Nazla village, south-west of Cairo
    A potter El Nazla village, south-west of Cairo
  • Anwar Abu Zeid, 35, a traditional rug maker, with kilims after weaving at a workshop in Fayoum
    Anwar Abu Zeid, 35, a traditional rug maker, with kilims after weaving at a workshop in Fayoum
  • A young man weaves kilim motifs at a workshop in Fayoum
    A young man weaves kilim motifs at a workshop in Fayoum
  • A kilim weaver fills a weaving shuttle at a workshop in Fayoum
    A kilim weaver fills a weaving shuttle at a workshop in Fayoum

Egyptian craftsmen struggle amid tough economic conditions — in pictures


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Updated: December 16, 2022, 11:04 AM