El-Moulid brides at a factory in downtown Cairo. Photo: Mai Shaheen

Two men making the El-Moulid brides. Photo: Mai Shaheen

Plastic brides on the occasion of Moulid El-Nabi. Photo: Mai Shaheen

Egyptians buy sweets to celebrate Moulid El-Nabi. Photo: Mai Shaheen

A plastic bride carries the Holy Quran. Photo: Mai Shaheen

A man making the El-Moulid brides. Photo: Mai Shaheen

Egyptians buy sweets to celebrate Moulid El-Nabi. Photo: Mai Shaheen.

A man making the El-Moulid brides. Photo: Mai Shaheen

Egyptians buy sweets to celebrate Moulid El-Nabi. Photo: Mai Shaheen

El-Moulid brides and stacks of sweets. Photo: Mai Shaheen

El-Moulid brides and stacks of sweets. Photo: Mai Shaheen