An elderly Egyptian craftsman sits in a dimly lit traditional workshop in Al-Gamaliya, Cairo, shaping brass hookah (shisha) pipes over an open flame. The workshop, located on Al-Harafiyeen Street (Craftsmen's Street), is filled with metal rods, tools, and raw materials typical of Cairo's historic artisan quarter. Hookah craftsmanship is a generations-old trade concentrated in the historic districts of Islamic Cairo, where skilled artisans produce handmade shisha components using techniques passed down through family workshops.