AMMAN Fifty-three-year-old Eyad Saqer, who is one of the last standing “olive wood” craftsmen in Jordan, is struggling to keep the craft alive. The “olive wood” craft, which relies on recycling the remains of olive trees’ wood, has been in the region for centuries and was widespread in Jordan in the 80s.Saqer, who has been practising the craft for over three decades, was 18
AMMAN Fifty-three-year-old Eyad Saqer, who is one of the last standing “olive wood” craftsmen in Jordan, is struggling to keep the craft alive. The “olive wood” craft, which relies on recycling the remains of olive trees’ wood, has been in the region for centuries and was widespread in Jordan in the 80s.Saqer, who has been practising the craft for over three decades, was 18
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AMMAN The 14th edition of Hakaya Festival, organised by Al Balad Theatre and the Arab Education Forum to celebrate the art of storytelling, kicked off on Friday at the Hashemite Plaza in Amman.The opening ceremony, lead by Shalabieh Al Hakawatieh, a Jordanian storyteller, was followed by narrations from four storytellers from Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria.Abed