The Zohar refers to matzah, the quintessential food of Pesach, as the bread of faith. Nissan, and specifically Pesach, thus becomes a crucial time to explore and cultivate this active art of emunah.

Cairo-based collectives Threads of Hope and Madu present embroidery and natural dye workshops at Diriyah Biennale Foundation.

Culture consultant Dina Hafez agreed that Egypt offers little in the way of formalised arts and crafts training. "The training of artisans is still essentially based on informal education and ...