Omnia Haridy takes a journey into the world of khayamiya, or tentmaking, one of the country’s oldest and best-known traditional crafts Egypt has always boasted a diverse range of crafts and ...
an ancient practice she revitalises through her art. Sighanda seeks to engage directly with Egyptian culture, both ancient and contemporary, by visiting the original sites of the Pharaohs’ tombs ...
Her teacher was merely repeating what archaeologists, curators and art historians had long insisted — that Egypt was more “Mediterranean” than “African,” and a precursor to the ...