Cairo delights at sweet candies as Muslim festival nears

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Cairo delights at sweet candies as Muslim festival nears

Decorated sugar dolls, horse-shaped candies and nut-filled treats are on display in shops

Published: November 04, 2019 10:19 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 863398-01-08-1572848032150 — Decorated traditional sugar statuettes are ready to be decorated in the capital Cairo ahead of celebrations of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed's birthday, known as 'Eid Al Mawlid an Nabawi' Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863416-01-08-1572848065735 — Egyptian children gesture with their fingers in front of a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863412-01-08-1572848068752 — An Egyptian confectioner makes sweets with sesame at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863396-01-08-1572848038466 — An Egyptian decorates traditional sugar statuettes in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863410-01-08-1572848071633 — An Egyptian confectioner shows a sweet sesame bar at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863409-01-08-1572848074775 — Peanuts are mixed with melted sugar to make sweets at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863395-01-08-1572848041464 — An Egyptian confectioner stirs a large pot of melted sugar at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863397-01-08-1572848035367 — An Egyptian confectioner shows bars of sweets with sesame at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863408-01-08-1572848078703 — An Egyptian man walks through an alley where traditional decorated sugar statuettes are lined up in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863425-01-08-1572848047605 — A woman decorates traditional sugar candy at a market in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863394-01-08-1572848044554 — An Egyptian woman decorates traditional sugar statuettes in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863406-01-08-1572848014251 — An Egyptian woman shows traditional decorated sugar statuettes in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863405-01-08-1572848017346 — Egyptian confectioners pose for a picture at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863424-01-08-1572848050629 — Egyptian women decorate traditional sugar statuettes in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863404-01-08-1572848020222 — Egyptian confectioner pack sweets at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863423-01-08-1572848053659 — An Egyptian confectioner shows bars of sweets with sesame at a candy factory in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863403-01-08-1572848023251 — Egyptian confectioners add peanuts to melted sugar as they make sweets at a candy factory. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863421-01-08-1572848056898 — Decorated traditional sugar statuettes are ready to be distributed to vendors in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 863401-01-08-1572848026108 — An Egyptian man decorates traditional sugar statuettes in the capital Cairo. Image Credit: AFP

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