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The long lost shoemaker

The long lost shoe maker, who is known as Al Eskafi, ia a very hard profession from old times that will soon go extinct because of the...

Pottery making is a craft that will never disappear

Pottery making is one of the oldest crafts in Egypt. And it has some techniques to be made. The pottery-making profession is considered...

Everything you need to know about old tailors

Tailoring is one of the oldest professions in the world, that has passed from one generation to another. But all of that has changed in...

Services

The Poor’s lawyer: All that you want to Know About Al-Ardahaljy

Al-Mesahrati: “Wake up sleepy head, Worship God, Peace is spread”

Vanished Profession

Street Vendors

Al-Saka, the profession that quenched the thirst of the Egyptians for a thousand years

“Water” is the most important source of survival, without it, it’s impossible to live. A century and half ago, the profession of Al-Saka,...

Licorice Root Tea in the heart of the Egyptian street (Ariksos drink )

Licorice Tea is a sweetened drink, also known as Ariksos, and it is a part of the Egyptian folklore. If you like to know more about this...

Al Dalalah

Who’s the Dalalah? The Dalalah is a woman who sells cheap and simple products. the way she makes people know her is by showing some...

Arts & Entertainment

Arabic calligraphers resist the abundance of “digital”

Egypt is one of the leading countries in the art of Arabic calligraphy, with its calligraphers who have mastered this art over the years,...

Prompter: The actor’s partner

Have you ever asked yourself how could theater actors memorize all their roles? All of their success goes back to a very important...

The theatre prompter: The invisible hero

Translated by: Ghada Mohamed Salah Edited by: Mariam Abdelmonem Gamal Closer than anyone to the play in-progress, witnessing the actors'...

Women

Is the “khatba” profession needed that much?

Have you ever wondered How people in the Middle East used to be acquainted before marriage? Even though there were limited ways of...

Al-Daya: A profession since its inception we knew that it would disappear.

Al-Daya: A profession since its inception we knew that it would disappear. "Al - Daya" is a lady's profession that helps pregnant women...

Do matchmakers still exist till this day?

Credit: Isabelle Vincent http://thetartan.org/2017/10/9/pillbox/matchmaker There are a lot of jobs that no longer exist due to the...

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