Sisters Nimet, left, and Suzan Habachy, right, share a moment with Marilyn Pfaltz, who helped the sisters organize the handcrafted items for the Summit event. (Alex Remnick/The Star-ledger) Nimet and ...

CAIROCAIRO — With little more to work with than a few basic tools, artisans craft some of Egypt’s most renowned and unique homeware. Muhammed Reda, 28, went to a technical college, but could not find ...

EL NAZLA, Egypt (Reuters) - For generations, potters in the village of El Nazla have taken mud carried by the River Nile to craft their wares by hand, using techniques they say date back to Ancient ...

A 4,000-year-old handprint has been found on an ancient Egyptian tomb offering by curators preparing for an exhibition. The discovery was made by University of Cambridge researchers on a "soul house", ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EGYPTIAN GLASSBLOWER, APHRODITE WASSIM, SAYING: "I was told that women are not allowed inside the factory, “you give us the design and we make it for you. But for you to stand ...