Unemployed Palestinian engineer makes living by learning string art painting

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Unemployed Palestinian engineer makes living by learning string art painting

STORY: Unemployed Palestinian engineer makes living by learning string art painting DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of Naim Maarouf making artistic paintings with string art 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): NAIM MAAROUF, Unemployed civil engineer in Gaza 3. shots of Naim Maarouf making artistic paintings with string art 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): NAIM MAAROUF, Unemployed civil engineer in Gaza 5. shots of Naim Maarouf making artistic paintings with string art STORYLINE: In order to earn bread for his family, Naim Maarouf, a Gaza-based unemployed civil engineer, has to make money by learning to produce artistic paintings with string art. The string art painting involves using nails and colored threads to form geometric patterns or images on wooden boards. Maarouf usually produces designs that embody Palestinian national personalities and legacies. Maarouf, a 30-year-old father of two, started producing his paintings two months ago in a

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