Saving Egypt’s history one handicraft at a time

Saving Egyptian history, one handicraft at a time: Over 1,000 artisans in Cairo’s 14th-century Darb El Ahmar district are hoping to salvage what remains of the art and trade passed down from their ancestors, from jewelry- and shoe-making, to carpentry, bookbinding, and glass-blowing, Abdi Latif Dahir writes for Quartz Africa.