• Egyptian puppeteer Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar, 35, creates marionettes in his workshop in Cairo. Reuters
    Egyptian puppeteer Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar, 35, creates marionettes in his workshop in Cairo. Reuters
  • Puppeteer Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo, Egypt's capital, seen through a hand-made mask. Reuters
    Puppeteer Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo, Egypt's capital, seen through a hand-made mask. Reuters
  • A workbench in marionette maker Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo. Puppetry is a traditional art in Egypt, dating back to the rule of the pharaohs and the Ottoman Empire. Reuters
    A workbench in marionette maker Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo. Puppetry is a traditional art in Egypt, dating back to the rule of the pharaohs and the Ottoman Empire. Reuters
  • Heba Sharkawy, 28, learns the art of creating traditional had-made Egyptian puppets at Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo. Reuters
    Heba Sharkawy, 28, learns the art of creating traditional had-made Egyptian puppets at Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo. Reuters
  • The heads of marionettes in Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo. Reuters
    The heads of marionettes in Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar's workshop in Cairo. Reuters
  • Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar with some of his favourite puppets at his Cairo workshop. He is one of a dwindling number of exponents of the traditional Egyptian form of theatre. Reuters
    Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar with some of his favourite puppets at his Cairo workshop. He is one of a dwindling number of exponents of the traditional Egyptian form of theatre. Reuters
  • Student Heba Sharkawy at a marionette-making workshop in Cairo given by Egyptian puppeteer Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar. Reuters
    Student Heba Sharkawy at a marionette-making workshop in Cairo given by Egyptian puppeteer Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar. Reuters
  • Handmade puppets created by Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar. The Egyptian dreams of opening his own puppet theatre in Cairo. Reuters
    Handmade puppets created by Mohamed Fawzy Bakkar. The Egyptian dreams of opening his own puppet theatre in Cairo. Reuters

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Cairo's Master of Puppets is pulling the strings - in pictures

Mohammed Fawzy Bakker shows off his favourite handmade marionettes at a workshop in the Egyptian capital

The National

June 02, 2021

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