Volunteers are appointed to teach basic Arabic and maths to women on their day off. … Read more
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Village Charity Sense of solidarity, cooperation and gratitude through common meals
Village charities (köy hayırları) are traditional spreads organized in spring time where rural people come together, eat together and pray together to express their sense of gratitude, as well as creating a social space. Organized consecutively by the surrounding villages of towns (mainly Canakkale and Balikesir in the Aegean region), according to a certain calendar, village charities are an example of social and economic solidarity in addition to its religious aspect. Each year in March, … Read more
Beduin hand crafts Creating sustainable handcraft projects for women
This is a way of creating a sustainable community where women can create their own living and generate income for the whole community. An example of such a project is beduincraft.com, where local crafts are produced and sold. Examples of what is produced are TENTS & TRADITIONAL WEAVING. The tent is usually full of woven and beaded decoration, all designed by highly creative women. The unique embroidery, beading and weaving work of the Bedouin women was once strongly embedded in everyday life. … Read more
Strawrice basket weaving Community handcraft project
Basket weaving is yet another distinct form of weaving practiced by a number of traditional communities around Egypt. The making of baskets is a craft that has emerged as a direct result of the environment in the Dakhla Oasis. The baskets, which are made out of palm trees, reflect a natural oasis environment rich with these very palm trees. In the year 2000, Markaz began working with the local residents of the Dakhla Oasis on reviving basket weaving crafts through a local partner. Baskets … Read more
Rice straw Gas Production
Stages of the production of gas: Include gas conversion unit the following stages: 1 - pressed straw storage (15 thousand tons) 2 - Unit chop straw 3 - Unit straw burning up to 1200 ° C 4 - Control unit in the resulting gases 5 - filter Wet Scrubber 6 - gas tank: Nitrogen gas 41% Carbon monoxide 27% Methane 13% Hydro carbonate 4% Other gases 15% Mode of Operation: 1. Collection after burning gases and Filter 2. Experience by gas flame color 3. Allow the passage of … Read more
Mudbrick Houses Ecologically sustainable building with mud
Due to the scarcity of wood, the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sun-baked mud brick and stone, mainly limestone, but also sandstone and granite in considerable quantities. From the Old Kingdom onward, stone was generally reserved for tombs and temples, while bricks were used even for royal palaces, fortresses, the walls of temple precincts and towns, and for subsidiary buildings in temple complexes. The core of the pyramids came from stone quarried in the area, … Read more
Nowruz Ancient new year celebration
Nowruz, literally meaning 'a new day' is an ancient celebration day and a ritual celebrated by many nations and communities in a wide geographical region from Central Asia to the Balkans. Nowruz is a joyful celebration for the arrival of spring as the new year in the northern hemisphere, accompanied by unique cultural colors, beliefs and ceremonies. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northern equinox, which occurs on March 21. Nowruz has deep and rich roots as a festival and ritual … Read more
Arabesque Wood work
The Arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of 'surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils' or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Within the very wide range of Eurasian decorative art that includes motifs matching this basic definition, the term 'arabesque' is used consistently as a technical term by art historians to describe only elements of the decoration found in two phases: Islamic art from about the 9th … Read more
Rug Carpets Artful creation of knotted rugs
The gradual spread of the art of the knotted carpet, over the centuries, around the globe has proved to be a hindrance in solving the mystery of its origin. However, many different carpet fragments have unearthed during excavations around the world. Strong evidence collected from the Middle East region shows that carpet weaving was extensively carried out there during the 2nd-3rd BC. Therefore, it is termed as the cradle of carpet weaving. People migrating to areas from Turkestan to the west, … Read more
Claypot Cooking Cooking healthy food
Clay pot cooking is a technique of cooking food in an unglazed clay pot that has been soaked in water so as to release steam during the cooking process. This technique has a long history, stretching back at least to ancient Roman times, and is commonly used in several cuisines in Africa, Europe and Southeast and East Asia. Cooking techniques: Typically, an unglazed clay pot is submerged for 15 to 30 minutes to absorb water before cooking, then filled with the food and placed into an oven. The … Read more
