In the heart of old Cairo, especially in El-Darb El-Ahmar, time stands still at Cairo’s oldest dyehouse, where artisans still hand dye fabrics and threads. Stepping inside the place, feels like traveling in time and place to the last century; with timeworn walls, patched fabrics and human hands that one can no longer recognise their original skin colours. Eighty-year-old Salama, or “Uncle Salama” as he likes to be called, is the owner of the dying house. With a warm smile and sincere welcomes, he greets people and would not start talking without offering them a cup of tea first. Colours...