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NilFurat Project

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And finally our baby is taking it’s first steps. It’s been two intense years of hard work. Seeing our designs becoming real products. Our dreams are coming true. Pay us a visit from Nov 18th - 25th at The International Handicrafts Show IHS at the Cairo Fair ground in Nasr City. You don’t wanna miss it. -------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cairo-based NilFurat P roject aspires to create a common space for learning, working and intercultural dialogue between women from the local host community and refugee communities in Egypt. Building on the richness of cultural diversity, Syrian-, African-, and Egyptian women obtain trainings and exchange knowledge to create handmade and unique products. Taking inspiration from personal stories, different cultural backgrounds and the traditional Egyptian craft of applique – Khayamiya, the women of Nilfurat use many different traditional and non-tradit...