CNN’s Jon Jensen talks to one family who is suffering financial loss as the oil industry takes a hit in the UAE.
Market
Fire Destroys Cairo’s Friday Market
On June 22nd, a fire ripped through Cairo’s Souq el-Gomma, destroying shops, merchandise, and livelihoods. Story originally published July 1, 2010 by Daily New Egypt.
Tentmaker in Cairo
For more than 150 years, craftsmen in Cairo’s tentmaking market have passed the hand-made, needle skills on from father to son. But not everyone wants to continue the cycle. Story originally published by Daily News Egypt on February 8, 2010.
Camel Market in Birqash, Egypt – Sights & Sounds
Journey to Birqash, a small village north of Cairo and home to Egypt’s largest camel market. Story originally published by Daily News Egypt on September 9, 2009.
Rifling through Cairo’s Friday Market – Now on PBS
The Friday Market story I produced for Global Post was picked up by PBS’ world affairs news program World Focus. Check it out online and on your local PBS television station.
A Trip to Cairo’s Friday Market
Every Friday in the capital of Egypt, Cairo, there is a sprawling market where you can find just about anything — as long as you don’t mind that it may have been used. Originally published by Global Post (and later PBS World Focus) on July 8, 2009.