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Markaz fuses traditional crafts with contemporary design
Markaz aims to produce and promote the value of Egyptian crafts.. Reviving skills from different areas of Egypt enabling communities to thrive. We’re a social business managed by social entrepreneurs, with a nationwide network of artisans and partners aiming to make a positive social impact.
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The Seals of Marsa Matruh
The Mediterranean seal was once common off the north coast of Egypt but thought to have gone extinct as none had been seen in Egyptian waters for 20 years. A...
Months of Plenty
The chronicler Ibn Iyas writes that among the marvels of Egypt is that each of the Coptic months is noted for a special food or scent: the dates of Toot,...
The Marvels of Egypt
Ibn Iyas, (1442 – 1523) begins his most celebrated work, “The beautiful flowers in the chronicle of the ages” (الدهور وقائع في الزهور بدائع (with a reflection the marvels of...
Seeing Differently
The great legacy of the Egyptian chronicler Muhammad Ibn Iyas, whose life spanned the end of the Mamluk era and the beginning of the Ottoman era are his writings capturing...