Upper Egyptian women exhibit handmade products during Aswan film festival

STORY: Upper Egyptian women exhibit handmade products during Aswan film festival DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: ASWAN, Egypt CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of handmade products exhibition in Aswan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FATMA KAMAL, Crafter 3. various of handiwork and craftswomen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NEAMA KHALAFALLAH, Crafter 5. various of handiwork 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAY MAHMOUD, Head of the women business development center at the NCW STORYLINE: A variety of colorful crocheted items including handbags, hats, and scrunchies, among many others, are displayed in a hall in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. The exhibition of handmade products is organized by Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW) on the sidelines of the ongoing 6th Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF), which opened on Wednesday and will conclude by the end of the month. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FATMA KAMAL, Crafter "The NCW offers opportunities for a lot of women here to take part in ex

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits a handicrafts booth during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman shows a woven handiwork during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman shows a bead-made handiwork during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit handicrafts booths during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman shows paintings during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows woven baskets during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman strings beads during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)