Mashrafiya or mashrabiya? المشرفية أو المشربية?
Mashrafiya or mashrabiya? المشرفية أو المشربية? While this object is generally referred to across the Maghreb region (North Africa) as mashrabiya, the word raises an interesting etymological question. The word mashrabiya attests to the...
Bayt el-Suheymi بيت السحيمي
If one travels to Cairo in search of mashrabiyat, the neighborhood of Islamic Cairo presents a number of picturesque specimens. Al-Muizz Street, founded by the Fatimid Caliph, al-Muizz li-Din Allah (341–365 AH / 953–975 CE), is a 1km...
Coming from the Land of Fantasy
Coming from the Land of Fantasy By Ahmed Abdelazim Project Coordinator for The Mashrabiya Project “Are your jeans good for Egypt?” I replied after a short pause: “What do you mean?!” “You know… camels…desert... that thing you wear…...
Merhaba from Cairo!
Our journey begins on the evening of Thursday, March 17, with a direct flight to Cairo. Upon landing at the Cairo International Airport, I am met by The Mashrabiya Project's on-the-ground coordinator, Ahmed Abdelazim (more about Ahmed,...
The Mashrabiya Project
Welcome to the project blog for The Mashrabiya Project! This series of events, exhibition, and community making project is organized by the Center for Art in Wood and scheduled to open in November 2022. What is a mashrabiya, you ask? A...