“Man fulfills dream with Egyptian jewelry business” |
| Man fulfills dream with Egyptian jewelry business Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:21 AM PST Published: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 9:29 a.m. TUSCALOOSA | When Amro Alsharapy moved to Tuscaloosa from Egypt, he had a dream of someday having his own business. He fulfilled that dream on Jan. 3 when he opened Pharoah's Treasures Jewelry at 422 15th St. Located in a small strip mall about a block east of Bama Lanes, across from a Domino's Pizza, the one-man business combines Alsharapy's trade as a jeweler with his love of his native country. There's jewelry — both American and Egyptian style, customized pieces and jewelry repair — plus imported decorative items from Egypt. Alsharapy said the imports are the types of souvenirs one might buy at an Egyptian bazaar. 'If you don't have a chance to go to Egypt, I can bring it to you here,' Alsharapy said. The Egyptian imports include framed pictures on papyrus, colorful statues of animals, pharaohs, ancient mythological Egyptian gods and mummies inside sarcophagi. The items sell from about $15 to $150, he said. Alsharapy, who worked as a jeweler in Egypt for about 20 years, visited friends in Tusca-loosa about 15 years ago. He moved here five years ago to ply his trade of making and repairing jewelry. 'I chose Tuscaloosa because I have friends here, and I liked the city when I visited,' he said. 'It's a nice city and a growing city.' He said when he moved here, he noticed stores carrying Mexican and Spanish merchandise and decided that if people were interested in those cultures, they might be interested in Egyptian jewelry and cultural items, too. 'When I see the Mexican products and the Spanish, I said Tuscaloosa is ready for Egyptian. That's what America is about,' he said. He said to his knowledge he has the only store in the area specializing in Egyptian imports. Among his items that combine Egypt and jewelry are silver medals on which he can engrave a name in hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian pictorial writing. 'If you love anything, you try to tell about it and share it with people,' he said. 'I love Egypt, but I also love America.' This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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