国际英语资讯: Feature: Syrian potter strives to keep craft alive amid war
<p><span word="Video">Video</span> <span word="PlayerClose">PlayerClose</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hummam">Hummam</span> <span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span></p><p><span word="HOMS">HOMS</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 22-- <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="Zakaraia">Zakaraia</span> <span word="Qarkoush">Qarkoush</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="craft">craft</span>, <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 13 <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Qarkoush">Qarkoush</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>, <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="safer">safer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Qarkoush">Qarkoush</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loves">loves</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="grandfathers">grandfathers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> 35 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 43-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="craftsman">craftsman</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ashirah">Ashirah</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ponder">ponder</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aleppo">Aleppo</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="children">children</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="workshop">workshop</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="workshop">workshop</span>, <span word="Qarkoush">Qarkoush</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="pots">pots</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="waterfalls">waterfalls</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salons">salons</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>.</p>
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