Two elderly male craftsmen sit cross-legged on a raised platform inside a traditional Khayamiya (Egyptian tentmaker appliqué) workshop in the Al-Khayamiya street, Historic Cairo. The man in the foreground wears a grey blazer and is actively hand-stitching a white fabric piece, while a second craftsman holds a framed item behind him. The walls and background are densely covered with colorful handmade appliqué panels featuring Islamic geometric patterns, arabesques, floral medallions, and Arabic calligraphy — hallmarks of this centuries-old Egyptian craft. Al-Khayamiya, also known as the Street of the Tentmakers (Shari' Al-Khayamiya), is a historic covered market located near Bab Zuweila in Islamic Cairo, and is one of the last surviving centers of this traditional Egyptian textile art.