A revival for Egypt's Mamluk minbars

In one of the oldest districts in Cairo, a master woodworker reconstructs a 15th-century minbar that was stripped by thieves from the Mosque of Ghanim al-Bahlawan and passes the extraordinary skill of gameya, a joinery technique from Egypt’s Mamluk era, on to the next generation of woodwork artisans, including graduates of the Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo.

SOURCE
AramcoWorld
DATE PUBLISHED
26
January
2023
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