• An Egyptian traditional candle maker works at his family workshop in Khan Al-Khalili on March 1, 2014. Candles are made for use at Muslim and Christian functions. But of late, they are used in households during the city's frequent power outages. Amel Pain / EPA
    An Egyptian traditional candle maker works at his family workshop in Khan Al-Khalili on March 1, 2014. Candles are made for use at Muslim and Christian functions. But of late, they are used in households during the city's frequent power outages. Amel Pain / EPA
  • An Egyptian butcher at his small shop in the Cairo souq. Amel Pain / EPA
    An Egyptian butcher at his small shop in the Cairo souq. Amel Pain / EPA
  • A typical Egyptian Tarboosh – of Fez hat– is fashioned at a 206-year-old shop on el-Ghouria street in the Khan Al-Khalili area of Cairo on March 1, 2014. The Tarboosh originated in Fez, Morocco, but its use spread throughout North Africa with during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. The late Egyptian president Gamal Abdelnasser banned its use in 1954, seeing it as a symbol of Turkish dominance. It is now used by al-Azhar clerics and students, and in a simpler version for tourists. Amel Pain / EPA
    A typical Egyptian Tarboosh – of Fez hat– is fashioned at a 206-year-old shop on el-Ghouria street in the Khan Al-Khalili area of Cairo on March 1, 2014. The Tarboosh originated in Fez, Morocco, but its use spread throughout North Africa with during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. The late Egyptian president Gamal Abdelnasser banned its use in 1954, seeing it as a symbol of Turkish dominance. It is now used by al-Azhar clerics and students, and in a simpler version for tourists. Amel Pain / EPA
  • A mannequin in Egyptian dancer clothes greets customers n Khan al-Khalili on March 1, 2014. Amel Pain / EPA
    A mannequin in Egyptian dancer clothes greets customers n Khan al-Khalili on March 1, 2014. Amel Pain / EPA
  • A descendant of the owner of an Egyptian Tarboosh (Fez hat) shop sits at his desk, beneath a portrait of his grandfather. The 206-year-old shop on el-Ghouria street is the last to make them in the Cairo souq. Amel Pain / EPA
    A descendant of the owner of an Egyptian Tarboosh (Fez hat) shop sits at his desk, beneath a portrait of his grandfather. The 206-year-old shop on el-Ghouria street is the last to make them in the Cairo souq. Amel Pain / EPA
  • An fruit vendor tends his small shop in the Cairo market on March 1, 2014. Amel Pain / EPA
    An fruit vendor tends his small shop in the Cairo market on March 1, 2014. Amel Pain / EPA
  • An Egyptian traditional candle maker wraps candles next to a portrait of his father at his family workshop in Cairo’s Khan Al-Khalili area. Amel Pain / EPA
    An Egyptian traditional candle maker wraps candles next to a portrait of his father at his family workshop in Cairo’s Khan Al-Khalili area. Amel Pain / EPA
  • An Egyptian man sells posters and knick-knacks depicting defence minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi at a small stall in Khan Al-Khalili on March 1, 2014. Al-Sissi was reappointed on Tuesday as deputy prime minister and defence minister in the new government led by Ibrahim Mehleb. Amel Pain / EPA
    An Egyptian man sells posters and knick-knacks depicting defence minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi at a small stall in Khan Al-Khalili on March 1, 2014. Al-Sissi was reappointed on Tuesday as deputy prime minister and defence minister in the new government led by Ibrahim Mehleb. Amel Pain / EPA
  • Men smoke shisha and drink tea next to a poster depicting defence minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi at Al-Fishawi cafe in the Cairo souq on March 1, 2014. Amel Pain / EPA
    Men smoke shisha and drink tea next to a poster depicting defence minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi at Al-Fishawi cafe in the Cairo souq on March 1, 2014. Amel Pain / EPA

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In pictures: A stroll through the Cairo souq of Khan Al-Khalili

Rob Gurdebeke

March 04, 2014

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