Egypt's coppersmiths struggle to save dying craftsmanship

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Egypt's coppersmiths struggle to save dying craftsmanship

STORY: Egypt's coppersmiths struggle to save dying craftsmanship DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of coppersmith Abdel-Nabi Hindawi beating a copper sheet to make a vessel at his workshop in Cairo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL-NABI HINDAWI, Coppersmith 3. various of copper works 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HOSSAM AL-ASKARI, Owner of a copperware company 5. various of copper works 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HOSSAM AL-ASKARI, Owner of a copperware company STORYLINE: In one of the narrow alleys of the Al-Jamaliya neighborhood in Old Cairo, 65-year-old coppersmith Abdel-Nabi Hindawi was making a copper pot at his workshop amid an intense heat wave. The Egyptian artisan, who has been in the business for about 40 years, is struggling to save both his shabby workshop and his endangered profession from extinction. "Out of copper sheets, I can beautifully create cookware, pots, vases, bowls, mosque top minaret decorations, domes, home decoration, and oth

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