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Sometimes he volunteers to paint scenes that
celebrate the haj and religious stories and lessons, other times
he is paid.
Every year, Muslims travel from around the world to the city of
Mecca in Saudi Arabia to complete the haj, one of the five
pillars of their faith. This year's haj will conclude on Sunday.
Salwaawi said the haj scenes he saw on the walls of houses in
his home village as a child in northern Aswan captured his
imagination.
"So I draw camel caravans and soldiers wearing traditional hats
guarding them," he said.
He uses simple tools like a handmade palm frond brush and a
mixture of paint, vinegar, rosewater, gum Arabic and glue.
One mural depicts women as they embark on the pilgrimage,
dressed in bright colors, another shows a caravan carrying the
tapestry that covers the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam. He
adorns his works with prayers and Koranic verses.
Each mural takes him between two and three hours.
(Reporting by Hayam Adel, Writing by Eman Kharoshah and Nafisa
Eltahir, Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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