
A young worker cuts the tassel of a handmade fez, also known as a tarboosh , at the al-Ghuriya neighbourhood in the Al-Gamaleya area of Old Cairo. AFP

A young worker cuts the tassel of a handmade fez, also known as a tarboosh , at the al-Ghuriya neighbourhood in the Al-Gamaleya area of Old Cairo. AFP

A young worker shapes a fez, also known as a tarboosh on a mold, at the al-Ghuriya neighbourhood in the Al-Gamaleya area of Old Cairo. AFP

A young workermakes a fez, also known as a tarboosh , at the al-Ghuriya neighbourhood in the Al-Gamaleya area of Old Cairo. AFP

A young worker shapes a fez, also known as a tarboosh on a mold, at the al-Ghuriya neighbourhood in the Al-Gamaleya area of Old Cairo. AFP

A young worker adds a solidifying paste on the inside of a fez, also known as a tarboosh , at the al-Ghuriya neighbourhood in the Al-Gamaleya area of Old Cairo. AFP

A worker sews the inner lining of a fez, also known as a tarboosh , at the al-Ghuriya neighbourhood in the Al-Gamaleya area of Old Cairo. AFP