Abdo Hassan blacksmith
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Upper Egypt
The Theater That Died: How an Egyptian Coastal Town Lost Its Cultural Heart
In the early 2000s, Safaga was a beacon of Egyptian theater. Today, its cultural palace stands shuttered, deemed unsafe. Former…
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Upper Egypt
At 80, With Failing Eyes and a Fire That Never Dies: The Last Blacksmith of Luxor Won’t Quit
For 70 years, Abdo Hassan has shaped iron by hand in his Luxor workshop. At 80, he works through eye…
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