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Mohammed bin Jamaan Al-Zahrani and Eida Ali Al-Zahrani, who hail from the Al-Baha region, are passionate about pyrography. (SPA)

Artisans in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Baha province welcome economic boost from traditional handicraft practices

  • The two artists sculpt, paint and use calligraphic and pyrographic skills they learned from their parents and grandparents
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