Lady Breeze

Princess Fatma Ismail: (1853 - 1920) Daughter of Khedive Ismail.  She is known as the mother of the benevolent (Um Al-Mohsenin)  Because of the lack of funds for establishing Fouad I University, she donated all her jewelry for the construction of the university.  In 1914, the foundation stone was laid and a gala held in Princess Fatma's honor. She then dedicated the revenue from 658 feddans of her land to be spent on the university. Her name is inscribed on a memorial at Cairo University.  She was a reason for Egyptian women to enter the University in 1928. She died before the University was opened. الأميرة فاطمة اسماعيل: ( 1853 - 1920) ابنة الخديوي إسماعيل. وتعرف باسم أم المحسنين.  تبرعت بجميع مجوهراتها لبناء جامعة فؤاد الأول. في عام 1914، تم وضع حجر الأساس وحفل على شرف الأميرة فاطمة. ثم أهدت إيرادات 658 فدان من أراضيها للإنفاق على الجامعة. نقش اسمها على نصب تذكاري في جامعة القاهرة. كانت سببا للمرأة المصرية لدخول الجامعة عام 1928.

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...