Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

Ahmed Shawki Othman al-Qasbagi, an Egyptian embroiderer whose family has traditionally been responsible for creating the Kiswa, is posing for a photograph next to verses from the Holy Koran that he has sewn onto a replica drape. This drape is available for sale from his workshop gallery in the district of al-Hussein in Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Elkhwas/NurPhoto)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA002150191
  • Registered date
  • 2024/1/05 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • NurPhoto / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Mahmoud Elkhwas/NurPhoto
  • Media size
  • 5760 × 3840 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 300 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 19.48(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

    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)
      Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

      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)
        Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

        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)
          Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

          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)
            Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

            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)
              Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

              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)
                Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

                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)
                  Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

                  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)
                    Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

                    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)
                      Making The Kaaba Cloth In Egypt

                      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)