In the run up to Ramadan, Cairo’s streets are always alive with Muslims making preparations for the holy month and its associated festivities. Aside from dried fruit, desserts and a plethora of other ...

In another story, one of the Fatimid caliphs ordered the lighting of mosques throughout the month of Ramadan with lanterns and candles. The month of Ramadan in Egypt is distinguished by many things, ...

CAIRO – Tucked away in an alley in one of Cairo's oldest quarters, Nasser Mustafa painstakingly welds small metal pieces that will come together to form a traditional lantern. Egyptians turn to the ...

CAIRO - Colourful lanterns and glistening metal material are piled up around Nasser Mostafa, as he sits cross-legged on the floor of his humble workshop. In Cairo's working class district of Sayeda ...

AFP — At his shop in Jerusalem’s Old City, Palestinian craftsman Issam Zughair makes traditional lanterns for Muslims marking the holy month of Ramadan, battling competition from cheap Chinese imports ...

Let the Ramadan festivities begin! As Ramadan knocks on the door, cities worldwide light up and prepare for the month of fasting. Late night malls, hotels, and offices are decorated with beautiful ...