An Egyptian tentmaker observes the traditional wall hangings at his shop in Cairo's Khayamia Street. The centuries-old art form is believed to date back to the Fatimid dynasty. AFP / Mohamed el-Shahed
An Egyptian tentmaker observes the traditional wall hangings at his shop in Cairo's Khayamia Street. The centuries-old art form is believed to date back to the Fatimid dynasty. AFP / Mohamed el-Shahed

Meet the artisans trying to preserve Egypt's ancient art of tentmaking