Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt
Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Elkhwas/NurPhoto)
- Product Code
- ILEA002150186
- Registered date
- 2024/1/05 00:00:00
- Credit
- NurPhoto / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Mahmoud Elkhwas/NurPhoto
- Media size
- 5760 × 3840 pixel
- Deployment size
- 18.95(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.