Tucked away in an alley in one of Cairo's oldest quarters, Nasser Mustafa painstakingly welds small metal pieces that will come together to form a traditional lantern.

Ramadan fanoos is the colourful lantern that adorns the streets of many Arab countries during the holiest month of the year for Muslims. In Saudi Arabia, where I spent most of my childhood, the ...

Tucked away in an alley in one of Cairo’s oldest quarters, Nasser Mustafa painstakingly welds small metal pieces that will come together to form a traditional lantern. Egyptians turn to the lantern, ...

But it’s intrinsic link to Ramadan has no accurate interpretation. One story says that it originated during the Fatimid Caliphate which took place in Egypt in 969 when the people where greeting ...

The fanoos originated in Egypt during the Fatimid caliphate hundreds of years ago, when they served to light dark streets but later became traditional children's toys on Ramadan evenings.

Egyptians turn to the lantern, known as a fanoos, as part of the tradition of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset […] Skip to content. All Sections.

Egyptians turn to the lantern, known as a fanoos, as part of the tradition of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset in a process intended to light one's path ...