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Mastering an age-old tradition has given Fatma Hina space to perfect her art – and generate an income

Mastering an age-old tradition has given Fatma Hina space to perfect her art – and generate an income

A crowd has assembled on both sides of a narrow street in the Swahili Town of Lamu, making it difficult to see what has drawn so many people onto the road. From the sound of the festivities and the cries of approval from the crowd, it is something worth seeing. Today's crowd is a mixture of tourists and local townsfolk, with people in Western attire mingling with those dressed in more traditional garb. They are all here to witness the Lamu Cultural Festival. In the crowd, a woman and two children mingle. The mother's hat, worn over hijab, gives her…
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