Working in harmony

INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS:(Anti-clockwise from main picture) Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort. Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling a
INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS: Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort (above). Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling an oud, a centuries-old stringed instrument popular in the Middle East and a key element of classical Arabic music. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS:(Anti-clockwise from main picture) Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort. Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling a
INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS: Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort. Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling an oud (above), a centuries-old stringed instrument popular in the Middle East and a key element of classical Arabic music. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS:(Anti-clockwise from main picture) Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort. Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling a
INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS: Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort. Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling an oud, a centuries-old stringed instrument popular in the Middle East (above) and a key element of classical Arabic music. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS:(Anti-clockwise from main picture) Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort. Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling a
INSTRUMENTAL PLAYERS:(Anti-clockwise from main picture) Creating Arabian ouds in the al-Marg district, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, can sometimes be a community effort. Children, women and men perform different jobs in assembling an oud, a centuries-old stringed instrument popular in the Middle East and a key element of classical Arabic music (above). PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Jan 15, 2021, 05:00 AM
Published
Jan 15, 2021, 05:00 AM

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