Marie-Claire B
@m-cb.bsky.social
Researcher, Educator, Consultant: Arabian Ethnography; Material Culture/Arts/Design; Cross-Cultural Communication; Higher Education. TCK (was@ArabiaMBC on X) Abu Dhabi/Cork
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You want to watch this short interview w/ the last fez maker in Cairo. Absolutely incredible story - he’s using the exact same tools used by the ottoman era founders of the business because they can’t find replacements. Also learn the very politicized history of the fez.
youtu.be/KYPXGqtacpw?...
youtu.be/KYPXGqtacpw?...
How One Of The Last Fez Makers In Cairo Keeps A 600-Year-Old Tradition Alive | Still Standing
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September 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
You want to watch this short interview w/ the last fez maker in Cairo. Absolutely incredible story - he’s using the exact same tools used by the ottoman era founders of the business because they can’t find replacements. Also learn the very politicized history of the fez.
youtu.be/KYPXGqtacpw?...
youtu.be/KYPXGqtacpw?...
My grandfather died building that railway
September 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
My grandfather died building that railway
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Exactly!
Burning the biosphere is not renewable.
Any bio materials that can be composted should urgently be composted to replenish the extreme degradation of soils. There is simply no space left in the atmosphere to keep burning anything.
Any bio materials that can be composted should urgently be composted to replenish the extreme degradation of soils. There is simply no space left in the atmosphere to keep burning anything.
July 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Exactly!