Feature: Egyptian artist carves miniature sculptures of 100 influential world figures

Egyptian artist Fady Francis cleans his handmade miniature statue of physicist Albert Einstein at his workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 2, 2022. On a table in downtown Cairo, Fady Francis, 30, aligns miniature sculptures of 100 influential world figures, standing side by side in harmony, although the figures were from different cultures, spoke different languages and lived in different eras in history. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Egyptian artist Fady Francis holds his handmade miniature bust of Russian writer Anton Chekhov at his workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 2, 2022. On a table in downtown Cairo, Fady Francis, 30, aligns miniature sculptures of 100 influential world figures, standing side by side in harmony, although the figures were from different cultures, spoke different languages and lived in different eras in history. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)