The bustle-up to Ramadan is historically a time for folk in Tunisia to find their copper kitchen utensils polished.
Whereas it’s a month of fasting and prayer for Muslims worldwide, it additionally sees households gathering earlier than ruin of day and after dusk to expend together.
It is a busy period for artisans in Kairouan, a metropolis identified for its copper craft.
Mohamed Zaremdini has been working as a copper craftsman for 15 years.
He says it is a noteworthy fitter area cloth in comparison to others and of us are looking to invent their kitchens think stunning by polishing them.
“Customers come from Tunis and all over the country because they know that in Kairouan, we only work with high-quality copper. There are merchants who work in counterfeits. But here, there are only four people remaining who do this job,” he says.
But artisans in the town face many challenges. The craft is under threat, including competition from more cost effective Chinese imports.
For some households though, maintaining the tradition is mandatory. Fathi Andellaoui has come to salvage hi spots.
“At Ramadan yearly, we find out the copper pots at dwelling. Here is section of the heritage of our ancestors and our family,” he says.
In Kairouan, a metropolis founded in 670, craftsman occupy handed down methods and technology from generation to generation.
Third-generation copper artisan, Rami Chaabani, says this are noteworthy and the challenges of the craft outweigh its advantages.
“We wake up at 2 in the morning. Yesterday, I arrived right here at 3 and I am unruffled standing. In the finish, the patron pays me 40, 50, or 60 dinars ($30). We barely invent anything,” he says.
He hopes the federal government will listen to the threat facing the regular crafts.
“In return, I could teach a young person. This way, the craft would be passed down through generations,” he says.
“However, if things continue as they are, there won’t be any coppersmiths left in four or five years,” he warns.
Even the peak season of Ramadan is no longer the speak of a future for the copper artisans of Kairouan.
