TUNISIA-TUNIS-HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION

TUNISIA-TUNIS-HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION

(240526) -- TUNIS, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A coppersmith makes copperware at a handicraft exhibition in Tunis, Tunisia, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

TUNISIA-TUNIS-HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION

TUNISIA-TUNIS-HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION

(240526) -- TUNIS, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A coppersmith makes copperware at a handicraft exhibition in Tunis, Tunisia, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-COPPERWARE-CRAFT

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-COPPERWARE-CRAFT

(230605) -- DAMASCUS, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes copperware at the al-Nahaseen copper marketplace in Damascus, Syria, June 4, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

Turkish coppersmiths strive to keep traditional crafts vibrant amid modernization challenges

STORY: Turkish coppersmiths strive to keep traditional crafts vibrant amid modernization challenges DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:42 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cafer Keles working 2. various of copper products 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): CAFER KELES, Coppersmith Master in Ankara STORYLINE: Copper craftsmanship used to be well established in Türkiye's Anatolian history. Today, however, Turkish coppersmiths are striving to keep the tradition alive as its existence is threatened by modernization. In capital city Ankara's suburban Golbasi district, at the shore of the Mogan lake, lies a shop specialized in copperware owned by Cafer Keles and his son Celal. Copperware sold there includes small Turkish coffee pots, cauldrons, and decorative objects made over several months. Some large handicraft pieces can cost an interested customer several thousand U.S. dollars. The 55-year-old Cafer learned his skill from masters more than 40 years ago in Samanpazari, Ankara's old town,