Syrian traditional glassblowing is a craft that dates back over 2000 years to Phoenician times, with a rich history and cultural significance in Syria.

The craft was affected by war in Syria, but artisans have restored it after liberation from terrorism, and it is now being preserved and promoted.

Artisans use recycled glass and high-temperature ovens to create unique and intricate pieces, showcasing their skills and craftsmanship.

The Aleppo countryside is famous for its skilled glassblowing craftsmen, who have inherited the craft from their ancestors and are working to preserve traditional techniques.

UNESCO listed Syrian traditional glassblowing as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in December 2023, recognizing its importance in Syrian culture and the need for its preservation.

The craft is considered a type of plastic art that requires great skill and imagination, and artisans are working to restore and preserve traditional techniques.

The Syrian government and various organizations are working together to preserve and promote traditional glassblowing through exhibitions, training, and financial support.

The Ministry of Culture supports craftsmen through exhibitions and seminars, and the General Union of Craftsmen preserves traditional crafts and trains cadres to maintain them.

The heritage incubator in Aleppo protects Syrian heritage from extinction and provides conditions for professionals to innovate, including supporting glassblowing artisans.

Despite the challenges, artisans continue to preserve and develop traditional crafts like glassblowing, with young people being trained to learn and develop these crafts.

The preservation of traditional glassblowing is essential for maintaining Syria's rich cultural heritage, and efforts are being made to support artisans and preserve the craft.

However, the current status of traditional glassblowing artisans in Damascus remains precarious, with no accurate figure available on the current number of artisans practicing the craft.

The economic decline in Syria has led to a decline in traditional professions, including glassblowing, with high costs of production inputs, low demand, and insufficient profits forcing craftsmen to stop producing.

The lack of support and unequal competition also affect craftsmen, making it harder for them to sustain their traditional craft.

The migration of brokers and traders has reduced the export of handicrafts, including glassblowing products, which further affects the artisans.

The average monthly salary in Syria is about $20, which makes it difficult for artisans to make a living from their craft.

Overall, Syrian traditional glassblowing is a vital part of Syrian cultural heritage, and its preservation is crucial for maintaining the country's cultural identity and significance.

Syrian traditional glassblowing is a craft that dates back over 2000 years to Phoenician times, with a rich history and cultural significance in Syria.

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Content: Art of glassblowing returns again in Aleppo countryside liberated from terrorism

The town of Urem Al-Kubra in Aleppo province in northern Syria has historically been famous for its skilled glassblowing craftsmen. The war considerably affected this traditional craft inherited from our ancestors, but after the liberation of the city from terrorism, some artisans have brought it back to life. The artisan, Yassin Arab learned the glassblowing craft from his father when he was a child, and after the town was liberated from terrorism, he returned to his small facility, where he worked to restore it and start working again. Arab does not hide his enormous passion for the craft of glassblowing and his belief in the need to preserve this ancient Syrian heritage. Regarding the working mechanism, the artisan explained to SANA that he uses recycled glass, melts it again in the oven at high temperature, and then chooses a specific shape for its manufacture, whether hookah bottles, vases, plates, small jugs, fish houses for decoration, decorated cups and antiques of different sizes. After that, t he piece is blown, rotated and processed by the artisan until it takes its final shape using white and brown colors, and once the manufacturing of the product is finished, it is decorated and colored to give it the required aesthetics. For his part, Hussein Najjar noted that he learned the craft of blowing glass manually since he was young and has been working in this field for 40 years. He added that he is able to make any shape or glass container, using his imagination, and considered that the art of glassblowing is one of the types of plastic arts. Traditional glassblowing is a profession that dates back more than two thousand years (since the time of the Phoenicians) and was included in December 2023 by UNESCO on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity that needs urgent preservation. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The craft was affected by war in Syria, but artisans have restored it after liberation from terrorism, and it is now being preserved and promoted.

Artisans use recycled glass and high-temperature ovens to create unique and intricate pieces, showcasing their skills and craftsmanship.

The Aleppo countryside is famous for its skilled glassblowing craftsmen, who have inherited the craft from their ancestors and are working to preserve traditional techniques.

UNESCO listed Syrian traditional glassblowing as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in December 2023, recognizing its importance in Syrian culture and the need for its preservation.

The craft is considered a type of plastic art that requires great skill and imagination, and artisans are working to restore and preserve traditional techniques.

The Syrian government and various organizations are working together to preserve and promote traditional glassblowing through exhibitions, training, and financial support.

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Content: Exhibition of craft products by Syrian and Russian artists in the public park in Aleppo
Halab-Sana
On the grounds of the public park in the city of Aleppo, the activities of the exhibition of craft products were launched today, with the participation of 20 craftsmen and artists from Syria and the Russian Federation.
The exhibition, organized by the Ministry of Industry in cooperation with the Russian Cultural Center in Damascus, the Federation of Artisans in Aleppo and the Syrian Professional Center Association, includes a collection of heritage and artistic works, paintings of Ajami thread, ornaments and handicrafts of wool, orphans, leather, rugs, carpets, bamboo and silver industry.
According to the President of the Union of Artisans in Aleppo, Mohammed Hossam Hallak, in a statement to SANA correspondent, the exhibition aims to highlight the traditional handicrafts and crafts and folklore professions to revive them by training the younger generations and mastering their industry to preserve them.
Mustafa al-Nu, President of the Syrian Professional Center Association, pointed out that the association worked to attract professionals and handicrafts, and provided them with financial grants to encourage them to continue their work, to preserve these crafts from extinction, in addition to training young people wishing to learn these crafts and develop them to suit the times.
The Russian artist Yuri Lishin, famous for the manufacture of blowing on glass, talked about his professionalism for more than 54 years, and his participation in many exhibitions in the world, indicating that his visit to Syria to learn about the glass industry, and participate in workshops on the manufacture of hand glass in Syria.
A number of participants noted the importance of the exhibition, which allows for the marketing of their products, where Zakaria Sultan, who works in the craft of silver and peat breaking, explained that he participates with silver and copper products and accessories made by hand in various forms for swimming pools, steadfastness, image cadres and chandeliers, in addition to grafting copper on wood, calling for providing the necessary support to maintain this profession.
The craftsman Ayman Saeed presented the results of the drawing on wood, which is called Ajami art, and stated that he learned to make this art and plant motifs and painting in Arabic calligraphy in the association, and became a trainer contributing to the revival of heritage, and that the exhibition is an important opportunity to market his products.
Artist Tala Naravyan participated in watercolor, oil and other paintings painted with pencils and charcoal, talking about the Armenian and Arab heritage and the neighborhoods of Aleppo and its citadel, pointing out that she participates to introduce people to the components of the rich Syrian heritage through painting because it constitutes the language of the world.
Samira Misto, who works in the craft of making the ancient traditional macrame, using colored threads and ropes to decorate the Koran, mirrors, clothes and jewelry, pointed out that she is working to develop this profession by adding beads and tree trunks to revive and preserve it.
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The Ministry of Culture supports craftsmen through exhibitions and seminars, and the General Union of Craftsmen preserves traditional crafts and trains cadres to maintain them.

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The aroma of roses reeks in the Arab Cultural Center in Abu Rummaneh
Damascus-Sana
The Directorate of Culture of Damascus, in cooperation with Dummar Central Incubator for Craft Arts, organized today a seminar entitled “Extraction of essential and plant oils and perfume design ” at the Arab Cultural Center in Abu Rummaneh.
The seminar was presented by the trainer Mohammed Mazen Zakour and included an exhibition of various traditional handicraft products within the plan of the Ministry of Culture to support and encourage craftsmen.
The head of the General Union of Craftsmen, Naji al-Hadwa, said in a statement that traditional crafts are a treasure we possess and reflect the quality of the Syrian worker's professionalism through what he produces and the duty of the General Union of Craftsmen to preserve and develop it, including the establishment of such kind of exhibitions and seminars, which may be framed within the productive institutions owned by the General Union or in partnership with other ministries such as the Ministry of Culture.
Al-Hadwa stressed that the General Union is following up within its plan to qualify and train cadres on an ongoing basis to maintain these crafts as well as create promotional and marketing opportunities for them through the establishment of such events.
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The heritage incubator in Aleppo protects Syrian heritage from extinction and provides conditions for professionals to innovate, including supporting glassblowing artisans.

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Content: Dummar Incubator for Heritage Crafts is the first development project to protect the Syrian heritage from extinction and maintain its continuity, and provides the right conditions for professionals to innovate, develop ideas and access heritage products with creative ideas.
Khobar Code: 576992
Publication date: 27 September 2021
The incubator is the product of an idea that is part of an integrated scientific research entitled "Syrian heritage between the heritage of the past and the challenges of the present", a research that won the Syrian Innovation Award for 2014, and was invested by the General Federation of Craft Associations with interest and support from the central leadership of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
He pointed out that the incubator consists of several departments, including the Assad Academy of Craft Arts, in addition to workshops for craftsmen, a cultural center, an exhibition hall, and a commercial center whose mission is to promote and market the craft product in local and foreign markets.
He complained that the incubator provides support for small projects.
The Director of Dummar Incubator for Traditional Crafts said that the incubator ’ s work is based on providing the possibility of gathering various “kar sheikhs ” and craftsmen in one place, which leads to the generation of new ideas through this convergence and convergence and access to new projects.
On the objectives of the incubator, he stressed that "it aims to establish branches in all the province and friendly countries as the basis for the development of small projects."
In turn, Nabil Karkutli, who specializes in alternative energy, pointed out that the objectives of the presence of his craft in the incubator aims to qualify cadres to make alternatives to imports to face the Caesar law as well as recycling materials, in addition to the production of alternative energy devices, especially solar energy.
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Despite the challenges, artisans continue to preserve and develop traditional crafts like glassblowing, with young people being trained to learn and develop these crafts.

The preservation of traditional glassblowing is essential for maintaining Syria's rich cultural heritage, and efforts are being made to support artisans and preserve the craft.

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Content: The news tape.
To learn about the heritage professions in Syria...
Ladies of the Diplomatic Club visit a ruined incubator
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The ladies of the diplomatic club in Syria today visited the professions market in the heritage incubator of Dummar and were briefed on the diversity of traditional industries in it.
The honorary president of the club Shukria Mikdad explained that the incubator is a distinctive heritage, cultural and human edifice that is not limited to show, but training to preserve traditional professions from extinction and extinction, expressing her pride in this place, which brings together various Syrian crafts and professions.
In turn, the president of the club, Aya bin Shaaban, said that the visit to the incubator came in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism to identify the rare heritage professions that exist in Syria.
For her part, the Director of Tourism Professions at the Ministry of Tourism, Samar Al-Issa, pointed out the importance of this visit in introducing Arab and friendly countries to the incubator and its legacy and its positive impact on tourist attraction, pointing out that the heritage incubator includes all types of crafts and represents successive stages of Syrian history.
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However, the current status of traditional glassblowing artisans in Damascus remains precarious, with no accurate figure available on the current number of artisans practicing the craft.

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Content: What is the reality of traditional and traditional professions in Syria?
DAMASCUS – The traditional professions and crafts in Syria were not immune to the repercussions of the war. In light of the difficult economic and security conditions that the country has been witnessing for more than a decade, these professions are suffering from an unprecedented decline related to production and market conditions, which makes them today threatened with extinction.
The head of the Union of Craftsmen in the province of Latakia Jihad Pro, in a recent statement to the local newspaper Al-Watan, the decline of the production of handicrafts and handicrafts of various kinds by 50% within the province, considering the high costs of production inputs and increased income taxes as direct reasons for this decline.
Bassam Qalaji, head of the artisanal association for confectionery in Damascus, told the local newspaper Global last month that more than half of the confectionery craftsmen had stopped producing and switched to other professions due to low demand and insufficient profits.
Successive statements reveal the reality of Syrian traditional and traditional crafts, which are suffering under the weight of the economic decline that the country is suffering from.
This situation has prompted thousands of craftsmen to close their workshops and shops and switch to other jobs, or migrate and move their work abroad, amid the real threat of the disappearance of many traditional traditional traditional professions and handicrafts, which constitute vital sectors of the economic sector in the country and an integral part of its cultural identity.
What are the main reasons for this decline?
How does it affect the economic life of the country?
Lack of support and unequal competition
Anton, a 42-year-old Damascene craftsman and former owner of a mosaic workshop in rural Damascus, says his struggle for years to keep his workshop open, producing and selling enough to pay its workers has been futile.
He adds in an interview with Al Jazeera Net: "I tried hard to maintain the workshop and its workers for as long as possible, but the constant high prices of wood (local and imported) in an inappropriate manner, the long interruption of electricity (16-18 hours a day), and the low demand for mosaic in the domestic and foreign market, all factors forced me to lay off workers, and later to close the workshop after months, during which I received only two orders."
In addition to these factors, Anton attributed the low demand for "original" mosaics and other handicrafts and heritage artifacts (copperware, damask, antika, textiles) to:
The reality of the market at the moment in the absence of tourists.
• The decline of external demand for the commodity as a result of the interruption of trade relations with foreign markets.
• Migration of brokers and traders and thus reduced export.
• Unequal competition.
With heritage products becoming “more than luxury ” for Syrians suffering from poor purchasing power (average monthly salaries of about $20), and the lack of support for craftsmen and awareness of the importance and authenticity of these products by trade unions and government agencies, Syria ’ s craftsmen face major challenges to continue their craft.
Although there are no accurate figures on the number of craftsmen who have been driven by working conditions to emigrate outside the country, the head of the Damascus Craftsmen ’ s Union, Ali Qarmashti, revealed in an interview with the local news website Click News last year that the percentage of Damascene craftsmen migrating has become very high, especially among young people.
Repellent economic and social policies
In addition to the direct economic factors that led to the decline of traditional crafts during the past few years, represented by the high prices of raw materials, the poor reality of services, and the decline of the sale and purchase movement, there were indirect factors that affected these crafts.
Syrian economist Younis Karim believes that the artisan crisis began in 2008 after being subjected to great pressures due to the change of the general economic orientation in the country.
He said in an interview with Al Jazeera Net: "Since 2008, the authorities have put their hands on the spread of these industries due to the importance of their geographical location, and work to change their features in favor of wealthy investors, or provide them as donations to countries that Damascus seeks to establish bilateral relations with."
According to the expert, the reality of the work of traditional crafts after 2011 became more complex and difficult with "the continued adoption of economic and social policies by the regime that restrict the owners of these crafts, exclude them from support, take their places of deployment, in addition to the cessation of exhibitions and the difficulty of participating in external events because of the political positions of the regime.
Karim explains that the family and social disintegration suffered by Syrians as a result of large-scale migration during the last decade was an added reason for the decline of these crafts, which “relied on inheritance between generations of the same family as a tradition followed by Syrian craftsmen long ago. ”
Kilo to Piece and Pieces
It seems that some traditional crafts and crafts are in the same trench with traditional crafts in their war against extinction, where the owners of many traditional crafts are no less original than those of heritage, especially the confectioners from the high costs of raw materials in production, high costs of energy stands, and successive losses due to the reluctance of citizens to buy expensive Arabic sweets.
Suhaib, 55, owner of a sweets shop in the Jazmatiya area of Damascus, told Al Jazeera Net: "Days pass without selling a total of a kilo of various items, and two years ago the stagnation of goods in the shop became a familiar phenomenon to us, and had it not been for the holiday seasons, and some occasions and weddings held here and there, we would have closed long ago."
Al-Halwani Al-Damascene adds in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net: "Our profits, and the profits of most of the shops of Halwanis in Damascus, have decreased by a large percentage since the beginning of the economic crisis in the country."
Al-Halwani pointed out that the price of a kilo of some varieties of Arabic sweets has exceeded 400 thousand pounds recently, adding: "Which is not able for Syrians to buy, so we have become selling methods in which we rely on small quantities, so we sell baklava, crystal, shaped, asian, brominated and other items in ounces, grain (piece) and two grains to keep the sales movement, and do not stop customers from our shop."
As for the reasons why sweets in Damascus stopped working and many of them emigrated outside the country, Al-Halwani said: “Many reasons start from the large annual taxes that are inconsistent with high operating costs and low profits, in addition to the high prices of commercial electricity and fuel needed to operate shops and laboratories, the huge increase in the prices of raw materials, the high wages of workers, and the reluctance of customers to buy these sweets except on occasions. ”
High prices
Prices of food, nuts and other components of Arabic sweets have risen by varying rates recently, as the price of a kilo of animal margarine reached 150 thousand pounds ($equivalent to about 2511 pounds), while the price of a kilo of pistachio love rose to 300 thousand, and the price of a kilo of walnuts to 120 thousand.
The prices of popular sweets such as Al-Barazek and Al-Ma ’ amoul in Damascus markets, by the holy month of Ramadan, were between 100 and 130 thousand pounds per kilo, while the prices of medium and luxury sweets such as “Al-Belouria ”,“ Al-Mashkeel ”, “Kool and Shakour ”,“ Aish Al-Bulbul ” and “Baklava ” ranged between 250 and 500 thousand per kilo, which is equivalent to the salary of a Syrian employee in the public sector.
The head of the artisanal association for confectionery industry, Bassam Qalaji, attributed this rise in confectionery prices to the government lifting subsidies on oil derivatives, which led to a direct increase in costs by 150%, pointing out that raising the price of electricity by 5 times will lead to an increase in the price of about 650 products.
Qalaji said in a statement to the local newspaper Al-Watan last month that the largest number of confectionery craftsmen emigrated, and their first destination was Algeria followed by Germany.
In March last year, the head of the artisanal association for the confectionery industry revealed that 70% of the workshops of the confectionery industry were closed due to the economic crisis and the low demand for sweets and refreshments.
A severe blow to the economy
This gradual disappearance of traditional crafts is a painful blow to the Syrian economy, says economist Younis Karim, “For decades these crafts have been the largest incubator of Syrian labor, and their contribution to the economy before 2011 ranged from 40 to 50%. ”
This is what Matanios Habib, a researcher and former Syrian oil minister, said in a research paper entitled “The private sector in Syria ” (2005), when he pointed out that the private industrial sector in Syria tended to invest in crafts for fear of nationalization policies, whether during the era of Syrian-Egyptian unity (1958-1961) or after the revolution of March 8 (1967).
Karim stresses that the crisis of workers in traditional crafts, such as confectioners and others, dates back to before 2011, specifically to the period between 2007 and 2009, when there was “an attempt by the regime to pressure the owners of traditional crafts and crafts by forcing them to pay taxes, and to keep them away from city centers in favor of large investors. ”
Younis Karim believes that the gradual demise of these crafts will have negative effects on the Syrian economy because of their role in "providing job opportunities beyond those provided by large laboratories and their excellence in ease of operation and achievement, and the ability to spread.
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The economic decline in Syria has led to a decline in traditional professions, including glassblowing, with high costs of production inputs, low demand, and insufficient profits forcing craftsmen to stop producing.

The lack of support and unequal competition also affect craftsmen, making it harder for them to sustain their traditional craft.

The migration of brokers and traders has reduced the export of handicrafts, including glassblowing products, which further affects the artisans.

The average monthly salary in Syria is about $20, which makes it difficult for artisans to make a living from their craft.

Overall, Syrian traditional glassblowing is a vital part of Syrian cultural heritage, and its preservation is crucial for maintaining the country's cultural identity and significance.

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Content: Culture of Al-Baath Newspaper
Intangible heritage contributions to the protection of national identity
Amina Abbas
Heritage researchers and scholars agree that the Levant region is the most important heritage repository for humanity, as it has the oldest and richest heritage, and this heritage, both material and intangible, was coveted by the colonists since ancient times to destroy culture and identity, there is no identity without heritage based on it, and no heritage without identity, so Syria is keen through its institutions and bodies to emphasize the importance of preserving it.
Hence, the Quneitra branch of the Arab Writers Union, in celebration of World Heritage Day, decided to hold a seminar in the Levant Hall of the National Museum entitled “Contributions of Intangible Heritage to the Protection of National Identity ” with the participation of Dr. Amal Daccak, Professor Ruba Al-Diab, Qas Ghassan Houranieh and Dr. Rima Diab, Head of the Quneitra branch of the Arab Writers Union. It represents not only traditions and the past, but society in all its layers, and links the past to the present and the future, and it is a means for each people to prove its existence in the world and its authenticity, while stressing that the intangible heritage contributes to the preservation of identity and personality. Our identity and our heritage in the era of globalization, which is trying to eliminate our heritage and culture to be part of this lost world.
This was also confirmed by Dr. Dakak in her participation: “The Syrian tangible and intangible heritage is rich in its authenticity and civilization that dates back thousands of years, so it was and still is coveted by the colonists who stole many treasures to be in their world museums, and their war on Syria recently was aimed at destroying culture and identity and stealing antiquities. ” It is an integrated cultural unit formed by man throughout his long history with his creative thinking, observations, reflections and experiences accumulated generation after generation, and it is the social environment occupied by man and the components and pillars produced by previous generations until it reached subsequent generations and has the function of supervising the behavior of the individual and his sociocultural upbringing because it is a reflection of the social, intellectual and cultural life of peoples. As Daccak pointed out, the identity is the set of psychological, social and civilizational features of our nation throughout its long history, and the folklore constitutes the identity of a homeland rich in culture and civilization, calling in the era of globalization to seek to preserve our cultural identity and heritage, which represents this identity to face the challenges of globalization that invade us and want to eliminate our identity and culture. And our originality by drawing different borders in which national identity is absent and killing people in their country.
Because the Levantine rose and its associated practices and traditional crafts are important Syrian heritage elements inherited from generation after generation, and was included by UNESCO in 2019 in the list of intangible human heritage was talked about by Professor Al-Diab, who was crowned queen of roses and became Syrian ambassador to the world: “The Levantine rose was found painted on the wall of a palace on the island of Crete and was introduced to France during wars. As the poet Nizar Qabbani wrote about her,“ I am your Damascene rose, O people of the Levant, and whoever finds me should put me in the first vase, ” referring to the areas of its cultivation in Damascus countryside and Ghubartha. The project was launched by the Syrian Secretariat for Development in 2020 with the support of First Lady Asma al-Assad, affirming that Syrians consider the Levantine Rose an important part of their culture. The Ministry of Tourism has taken it as its slogan, in addition to many medical and cosmetic companies and building a path that is architecturally designed in the form of a Levantine Rose, explaining that the elements of the Syrian intangible cultural heritage include: Traditions and expressions “qaṣīda, mawwāl, ataba, dalaouna, zaghārīd, folk proverbs ” and the arts:“ Aleppo qadūd, coastal dabka, Circassian dance, Syriac church music ” Social practices “preparing and serving bitter coffee ” Knowledge and practices related to nature and the universe:“ cupping, traditional architecture ” Skills related to traditional crafts “wooden mosaic, brocade ” The crafts associated with the Levantine Rose ”, and that the elements of the intangible Syrian heritage included in the lists of human heritage are: falcon hunting, shadow fiction theater, Levantine Rose, Aleppo cod, glass blowing and making sticks and playing on them.
It is noteworthy that the seminar included the presentation of a film prepared by dr.
Amal Daccak spoke about heritage in our contemporary lives and its role in preserving our national identity, and the participation of the storyteller Ghassan Houranieh through a short story titled “The Levantine Rose ”.


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Syrian glassblowing is an ancient craft dating back over 2000 years to the Phoenicians.

The craft involves skilled craftsmen creating shapes and containers from recycled glass using high-temperature ovens.

Syrian glassblowing is a key part of the country's cultural heritage, with Aleppo being particularly famous for its skilled craftsmen.

The war in Syria significantly impacted the number of craftsmen practicing traditional glassblowing.

UNESCO has listed traditional Syrian glassblowing as intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

The Syrian government and organizations are supporting the craft with grants and training for artisans.

The heritage incubator in Dummar aims to preserve traditional Syrian industries like glassblowing through training.

The incubator positively impacts Syria's tourist attraction, representing its historical stages.

Preserving traditional Syrian glassblowing maintains the country's cultural identity and promotes social cohesion.

The craft is important to Syria's economic development, generating revenue and creating jobs.

The craft faces challenges, including lack of support and unequal competition, making it hard for artisans to sustain themselves.

High costs, low demand, and insufficient profits threaten the survival of traditional glassblowing.

To address these challenges, artisans need funding, training, market access, and international promotion.

Initiatives like the Heritage Incubator and Colors of Syria bazaar can promote and preserve traditional Syrian glassblowing in other cities.

Syrian glassblowing is a unique cultural tradition that needs urgent support to survive.

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Syrian glassblowing is an ancient craft dating back over 2000 years to the Phoenicians.

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Content: Art of glassblowing returns again in Aleppo countryside liberated from terrorism

The town of Urem Al-Kubra in Aleppo province in northern Syria has historically been famous for its skilled glassblowing craftsmen. The war considerably affected this traditional craft inherited from our ancestors, but after the liberation of the city from terrorism, some artisans have brought it back to life. The artisan, Yassin Arab learned the glassblowing craft from his father when he was a child, and after the town was liberated from terrorism, he returned to his small facility, where he worked to restore it and start working again. Arab does not hide his enormous passion for the craft of glassblowing and his belief in the need to preserve this ancient Syrian heritage. Regarding the working mechanism, the artisan explained to SANA that he uses recycled glass, melts it again in the oven at high temperature, and then chooses a specific shape for its manufacture, whether hookah bottles, vases, plates, small jugs, fish houses for decoration, decorated cups and antiques of different sizes. After that, t he piece is blown, rotated and processed by the artisan until it takes its final shape using white and brown colors, and once the manufacturing of the product is finished, it is decorated and colored to give it the required aesthetics. For his part, Hussein Najjar noted that he learned the craft of blowing glass manually since he was young and has been working in this field for 40 years. He added that he is able to make any shape or glass container, using his imagination, and considered that the art of glassblowing is one of the types of plastic arts. Traditional glassblowing is a profession that dates back more than two thousand years (since the time of the Phoenicians) and was included in December 2023 by UNESCO on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity that needs urgent preservation. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The craft involves skilled craftsmen creating shapes and containers from recycled glass using high-temperature ovens.

Syrian glassblowing is a key part of the country's cultural heritage, with Aleppo being particularly famous for its skilled craftsmen.

The war in Syria significantly impacted the number of craftsmen practicing traditional glassblowing.

UNESCO has listed traditional Syrian glassblowing as intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

The Syrian government and organizations are supporting the craft with grants and training for artisans.

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Content: Exhibition of craft products by Syrian and Russian artists in the public park in Aleppo
Halab-Sana
On the grounds of the public park in the city of Aleppo, the activities of the exhibition of craft products were launched today, with the participation of 20 craftsmen and artists from Syria and the Russian Federation.
The exhibition, organized by the Ministry of Industry in cooperation with the Russian Cultural Center in Damascus, the Federation of Artisans in Aleppo and the Syrian Professional Center Association, includes a collection of heritage and artistic works, paintings of Ajami thread, ornaments and handicrafts of wool, orphans, leather, rugs, carpets, bamboo and silver industry.
According to the President of the Union of Artisans in Aleppo, Mohammed Hossam Hallak, in a statement to SANA correspondent, the exhibition aims to highlight the traditional handicrafts and crafts and folklore professions to revive them by training the younger generations and mastering their industry to preserve them.
Mustafa al-Nu, President of the Syrian Professional Center Association, pointed out that the association worked to attract professionals and handicrafts, and provided them with financial grants to encourage them to continue their work, to preserve these crafts from extinction, in addition to training young people wishing to learn these crafts and develop them to suit the times.
The Russian artist Yuri Lishin, famous for the manufacture of blowing on glass, talked about his professionalism for more than 54 years, and his participation in many exhibitions in the world, indicating that his visit to Syria to learn about the glass industry, and participate in workshops on the manufacture of hand glass in Syria.
A number of participants noted the importance of the exhibition, which allows for the marketing of their products, where Zakaria Sultan, who works in the craft of silver and peat breaking, explained that he participates with silver and copper products and accessories made by hand in various forms for swimming pools, steadfastness, image cadres and chandeliers, in addition to grafting copper on wood, calling for providing the necessary support to maintain this profession.
The craftsman Ayman Saeed presented the results of the drawing on wood, which is called Ajami art, and stated that he learned to make this art and plant motifs and painting in Arabic calligraphy in the association, and became a trainer contributing to the revival of heritage, and that the exhibition is an important opportunity to market his products.
Artist Tala Naravyan participated in watercolor, oil and other paintings painted with pencils and charcoal, talking about the Armenian and Arab heritage and the neighborhoods of Aleppo and its citadel, pointing out that she participates to introduce people to the components of the rich Syrian heritage through painting because it constitutes the language of the world.
Samira Misto, who works in the craft of making the ancient traditional macrame, using colored threads and ropes to decorate the Koran, mirrors, clothes and jewelry, pointed out that she is working to develop this profession by adding beads and tree trunks to revive and preserve it.
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The heritage incubator in Dummar aims to preserve traditional Syrian industries like glassblowing through training.

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The ladies of the diplomatic club in Syria today visited the professions market in the heritage incubator of Dummar and were briefed on the diversity of traditional industries in it.
The honorary president of the club Shukria Mikdad explained that the incubator is a distinctive heritage, cultural and human edifice that is not limited to show, but training to preserve traditional professions from extinction and extinction, expressing her pride in this place, which brings together various Syrian crafts and professions.
In turn, the president of the club, Aya bin Shaaban, said that the visit to the incubator came in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism to identify the rare heritage professions that exist in Syria.
For her part, the Director of Tourism Professions at the Ministry of Tourism, Samar Al-Issa, pointed out the importance of this visit in introducing Arab and friendly countries to the incubator and its legacy and its positive impact on tourist attraction, pointing out that the heritage incubator includes all types of crafts and represents successive stages of Syrian history.
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Preserving traditional Syrian glassblowing maintains the country's cultural identity and promotes social cohesion.

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« Mamoun » Syrian old man revives heritage pieces with traditional machines: the lathe is part of my soul
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In one of the still vibrant Syrian cities, the old man sits bent over to make heritage pieces. Amoun, a 70-year-old barber, still revives the heritage of his beloved country in the capital Damascus. Although the war lost him his old shop and workshop, one of his friends honored his hospitality with a small workshop where he makes his simple works to continue the work he used to do since his childhood.
Unique heritage pieces with a hand filled with the veins of old age
He did not despair of his profession and was not hindered by his old age or the war, the old man is still eager to make more heritage pieces, which express the Syrian beauty that still lives amid the war that destroyed many cities, Mamoun Barber works according to his story to Sky News in heritage pieces since his childhood, saying: "The lathe is my soul existed before my birth and my children Bardo my soul, but I love my work and make heritage pieces It ’ s like a coffee grinder and a small hookah, so that whoever takes them knows where to find them easily. ”
As for the pieces themselves, the old man said, they are purely local heritage products, such as Al-Mahbaj and others: “A visitor can buy a piece of these ancient Syrian products, which are deeply rooted in our ancient cultural roots and take them with him. ”
He had his workshop in the war, and his friend gave him his shop.
Before Mamoun moved to Damascus, he had a workshop that included thousands of beautiful heritage pieces, but he lost them in the war. However, he did not give up and decided to resort to his friend, who gave him his shop to make new pieces and display them in exhibitions. In spite of the pain, and in spite of all that trouble, there is no financial reward for the work: “God is your agent, sometimes I have to put it out of my pocket, ” but the lathe is not complete, and yet he makes his piece very professionally.
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Minister of Tourism: Traditional industry is a lever to enhance the economic and tourism attractiveness of our country
Minister of Tourism and Traditional Industry Yassin Hamadi in Ghardaia stressed the need for the traditional industry sector to be a lever for the development and promotion of the national heritage.
The Minister of Tourism, during his supervision of the opening of an exhibition for the sale of handicrafts and handicrafts in the state of Ghardaia on the sidelines of the fifth edition of the International Festival of Desert Tourism, said that the traditional industry sector would be a lever for the development and promotion of the national heritage and enhance the economic and tourism attractiveness of our country.
He pointed out that the demonstration will contribute effectively to enhancing the tourist attraction in the Ghardaia region.
as well as strengthening the foundations for the development of this economic activity.
The Minister of Tourism also pointed out the importance of opening rooms for traditional industry and crafts at the level of the new southern states, in response to the aspirations of craftsmen in these areas.
He pointed out that this exhibition organized by the Chamber of Traditional Industry and Crafts in Ghardaia is a space and a means for craftsmen and craftsmen to market their products.
It is also an opportunity to share insights and experiences, according to the director of the Chamber of Traditional Industry and Crafts.
For his part, a craftsman from the province of Tamanrasset considered the traditional industry, especially in the regions of the Greater South.
It serves as a real wealth that can play an important role in economic and social development.
The Minister of Tourism, accompanied by the Minister of Culture and their accompanying delegation, went at the end of the day to the agricultural area of Sabsab, located about 50 km south of Ghardaia.
This is to attend traditional games, performances and sports, such as martial arts and sand dune skiing.
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The craft faces challenges, including lack of support and unequal competition, making it hard for artisans to sustain themselves.

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Content: What is the reality of traditional and traditional professions in Syria?
DAMASCUS – The traditional professions and crafts in Syria were not immune to the repercussions of the war. In light of the difficult economic and security conditions that the country has been witnessing for more than a decade, these professions are suffering from an unprecedented decline related to production and market conditions, which makes them today threatened with extinction.
The head of the Union of Craftsmen in the province of Latakia Jihad Pro, in a recent statement to the local newspaper Al-Watan, the decline of the production of handicrafts and handicrafts of various kinds by 50% within the province, considering the high costs of production inputs and increased income taxes as direct reasons for this decline.
Bassam Qalaji, head of the artisanal association for confectionery in Damascus, told the local newspaper Global last month that more than half of the confectionery craftsmen had stopped producing and switched to other professions due to low demand and insufficient profits.
Successive statements reveal the reality of Syrian traditional and traditional crafts, which are suffering under the weight of the economic decline that the country is suffering from.
This situation has prompted thousands of craftsmen to close their workshops and shops and switch to other jobs, or migrate and move their work abroad, amid the real threat of the disappearance of many traditional traditional traditional professions and handicrafts, which constitute vital sectors of the economic sector in the country and an integral part of its cultural identity.
What are the main reasons for this decline?
How does it affect the economic life of the country?
Lack of support and unequal competition
Anton, a 42-year-old Damascene craftsman and former owner of a mosaic workshop in rural Damascus, says his struggle for years to keep his workshop open, producing and selling enough to pay its workers has been futile.
He adds in an interview with Al Jazeera Net: "I tried hard to maintain the workshop and its workers for as long as possible, but the constant high prices of wood (local and imported) in an inappropriate manner, the long interruption of electricity (16-18 hours a day), and the low demand for mosaic in the domestic and foreign market, all factors forced me to lay off workers, and later to close the workshop after months, during which I received only two orders."
In addition to these factors, Anton attributed the low demand for "original" mosaics and other handicrafts and heritage artifacts (copperware, damask, antika, textiles) to:
The reality of the market at the moment in the absence of tourists.
• The decline of external demand for the commodity as a result of the interruption of trade relations with foreign markets.
• Migration of brokers and traders and thus reduced export.
• Unequal competition.
With heritage products becoming “more than luxury ” for Syrians suffering from poor purchasing power (average monthly salaries of about $20), and the lack of support for craftsmen and awareness of the importance and authenticity of these products by trade unions and government agencies, Syria ’ s craftsmen face major challenges to continue their craft.
Although there are no accurate figures on the number of craftsmen who have been driven by working conditions to emigrate outside the country, the head of the Damascus Craftsmen ’ s Union, Ali Qarmashti, revealed in an interview with the local news website Click News last year that the percentage of Damascene craftsmen migrating has become very high, especially among young people.
Repellent economic and social policies
In addition to the direct economic factors that led to the decline of traditional crafts during the past few years, represented by the high prices of raw materials, the poor reality of services, and the decline of the sale and purchase movement, there were indirect factors that affected these crafts.
Syrian economist Younis Karim believes that the artisan crisis began in 2008 after being subjected to great pressures due to the change of the general economic orientation in the country.
He said in an interview with Al Jazeera Net: "Since 2008, the authorities have put their hands on the spread of these industries due to the importance of their geographical location, and work to change their features in favor of wealthy investors, or provide them as donations to countries that Damascus seeks to establish bilateral relations with."
According to the expert, the reality of the work of traditional crafts after 2011 became more complex and difficult with "the continued adoption of economic and social policies by the regime that restrict the owners of these crafts, exclude them from support, take their places of deployment, in addition to the cessation of exhibitions and the difficulty of participating in external events because of the political positions of the regime.
Karim explains that the family and social disintegration suffered by Syrians as a result of large-scale migration during the last decade was an added reason for the decline of these crafts, which “relied on inheritance between generations of the same family as a tradition followed by Syrian craftsmen long ago. ”
Kilo to Piece and Pieces
It seems that some traditional crafts and crafts are in the same trench with traditional crafts in their war against extinction, where the owners of many traditional crafts are no less original than those of heritage, especially the confectioners from the high costs of raw materials in production, high costs of energy stands, and successive losses due to the reluctance of citizens to buy expensive Arabic sweets.
Suhaib, 55, owner of a sweets shop in the Jazmatiya area of Damascus, told Al Jazeera Net: "Days pass without selling a total of a kilo of various items, and two years ago the stagnation of goods in the shop became a familiar phenomenon to us, and had it not been for the holiday seasons, and some occasions and weddings held here and there, we would have closed long ago."
Al-Halwani Al-Damascene adds in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net: "Our profits, and the profits of most of the shops of Halwanis in Damascus, have decreased by a large percentage since the beginning of the economic crisis in the country."
Al-Halwani pointed out that the price of a kilo of some varieties of Arabic sweets has exceeded 400 thousand pounds recently, adding: "Which is not able for Syrians to buy, so we have become selling methods in which we rely on small quantities, so we sell baklava, crystal, shaped, asian, brominated and other items in ounces, grain (piece) and two grains to keep the sales movement, and do not stop customers from our shop."
As for the reasons why sweets in Damascus stopped working and many of them emigrated outside the country, Al-Halwani said: “Many reasons start from the large annual taxes that are inconsistent with high operating costs and low profits, in addition to the high prices of commercial electricity and fuel needed to operate shops and laboratories, the huge increase in the prices of raw materials, the high wages of workers, and the reluctance of customers to buy these sweets except on occasions. ”
High prices
Prices of food, nuts and other components of Arabic sweets have risen by varying rates recently, as the price of a kilo of animal margarine reached 150 thousand pounds ($equivalent to about 2511 pounds), while the price of a kilo of pistachio love rose to 300 thousand, and the price of a kilo of walnuts to 120 thousand.
The prices of popular sweets such as Al-Barazek and Al-Ma ’ amoul in Damascus markets, by the holy month of Ramadan, were between 100 and 130 thousand pounds per kilo, while the prices of medium and luxury sweets such as “Al-Belouria ”,“ Al-Mashkeel ”, “Kool and Shakour ”,“ Aish Al-Bulbul ” and “Baklava ” ranged between 250 and 500 thousand per kilo, which is equivalent to the salary of a Syrian employee in the public sector.
The head of the artisanal association for confectionery industry, Bassam Qalaji, attributed this rise in confectionery prices to the government lifting subsidies on oil derivatives, which led to a direct increase in costs by 150%, pointing out that raising the price of electricity by 5 times will lead to an increase in the price of about 650 products.
Qalaji said in a statement to the local newspaper Al-Watan last month that the largest number of confectionery craftsmen emigrated, and their first destination was Algeria followed by Germany.
In March last year, the head of the artisanal association for the confectionery industry revealed that 70% of the workshops of the confectionery industry were closed due to the economic crisis and the low demand for sweets and refreshments.
A severe blow to the economy
This gradual disappearance of traditional crafts is a painful blow to the Syrian economy, says economist Younis Karim, “For decades these crafts have been the largest incubator of Syrian labor, and their contribution to the economy before 2011 ranged from 40 to 50%. ”
This is what Matanios Habib, a researcher and former Syrian oil minister, said in a research paper entitled “The private sector in Syria ” (2005), when he pointed out that the private industrial sector in Syria tended to invest in crafts for fear of nationalization policies, whether during the era of Syrian-Egyptian unity (1958-1961) or after the revolution of March 8 (1967).
Karim stresses that the crisis of workers in traditional crafts, such as confectioners and others, dates back to before 2011, specifically to the period between 2007 and 2009, when there was “an attempt by the regime to pressure the owners of traditional crafts and crafts by forcing them to pay taxes, and to keep them away from city centers in favor of large investors. ”
Younis Karim believes that the gradual demise of these crafts will have negative effects on the Syrian economy because of their role in "providing job opportunities beyond those provided by large laboratories and their excellence in ease of operation and achievement, and the ability to spread.
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Mamdouh Al-Sherbini, Executive Director of the Chamber of Handicrafts at the Federation of Industries, said that handicrafts and heritage industries have a great impact on the economy, which is to provide job opportunities for young people by allocating less resources compared to the requirements of other industries and their ability to absorb and employ large numbers of workers with low educational qualifications.
Al-Sherbini stressed that the sector needs more funding and we seek to communicate with the funding bodies to provide training and qualification for the members of the General Assembly, pointing out that the Chamber has achieved many successes in the previous period through the concerted efforts of the current and former Board of Directors, and with tangible support from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. for the formal economy.
Al-Sherbini revealed that the Chamber is discussing several funding bodies to support the Chamber's projects in a number of governorates in the sectors of handmade textiles, embroidery, glass, pottery, ceramics, kilim wool, cotton, carpets, wax and metalwork, in addition to coordinating with bodies such as the Ministry of Education and Technical Education to develop training programs aimed at developing the skills of young generations. Tajieh and vocational training.
We coordinate with similar entities in Morocco and African countries to market handicrafts abroad, in addition to agreeing with internal bodies to hold specialized exhibitions for the sector, in artisan centers, tourist markets, hotels, museums, airports, ports, parks, exhibitions and festivals.
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Initiatives like the Heritage Incubator and Colors of Syria bazaar can promote and preserve traditional Syrian glassblowing in other cities.

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Content: Dummar Incubator for Heritage Crafts is the first development project to protect the Syrian heritage from extinction and maintain its continuity, and provides the right conditions for professionals to innovate, develop ideas and access heritage products with creative ideas.
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The incubator is the product of an idea that is part of an integrated scientific research entitled "Syrian heritage between the heritage of the past and the challenges of the present", a research that won the Syrian Innovation Award for 2014, and was invested by the General Federation of Craft Associations with interest and support from the central leadership of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
He pointed out that the incubator consists of several departments, including the Assad Academy of Craft Arts, in addition to workshops for craftsmen, a cultural center, an exhibition hall, and a commercial center whose mission is to promote and market the craft product in local and foreign markets.
He complained that the incubator provides support for small projects.
The Director of Dummar Incubator for Traditional Crafts said that the incubator ’ s work is based on providing the possibility of gathering various “kar sheikhs ” and craftsmen in one place, which leads to the generation of new ideas through this convergence and convergence and access to new projects.
On the objectives of the incubator, he stressed that "it aims to establish branches in all the province and friendly countries as the basis for the development of small projects."
In turn, Nabil Karkutli, who specializes in alternative energy, pointed out that the objectives of the presence of his craft in the incubator aims to qualify cadres to make alternatives to imports to face the Caesar law as well as recycling materials, in addition to the production of alternative energy devices, especially solar energy.
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Content: Small Projects Products in Bazaar (Colors of Syria)
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The new edition of the charity bazaar (Colors of Syria) attracted a number of small and micro entrepreneurs from Damascus, Aleppo and Latakia who showcased their traditional handmade products and various items in industries, food, beauty and decoration.
The bazaar was opened today at the Sheraton Hotel in Damascus and its proceeds are due to support the Café (Societ) project launched by Racines for Development Association and provides job opportunities for a number of young people with Down syndrome, according to Rana Tabbaa, Board Member of the Association Rana Tabbaa, indicating to the representative of SANA that the new round of the bazaar was an opportunity to increase the number of small entrepreneurs. Participants from other provinces in the future.
A number of participants in the bazaar found an opportunity to introduce their work, as Eman Aubrey from Aleppo pointed out that the participation contributes to the display of their products of hand-embroidered fabrics and the possibility of marketing them in Damascus, while Amal Abdullah Murqabi from Latakia considered that her participation is a new experience to communicate directly with a large number of customers and market their products and exchange experiences with a number of craftsmen interested in accessories.
From Damascus, Marwa Tikriti and Walaa Mallah participate in a series of decorative works printed on paper and wood, considering that the bazaars and exhibitions are an advertising opportunity for such works with modern techniques and to see the opinion of visitors directly.
From social media marketing, Berik and Nicole Ebeid move through the bazaar to direct marketing of their project to manufacture accessories and decorative pieces, which began two years ago in Damascus, considering their participation as a qualitative step to expand the types of marketing.
During their visit to the bazaar, Joel Traboulsi and Amani Hamouda pointed to the quality of the products and keep pace with the developments of the times while preserving the spirit and authenticity of the heritage, stressing the need to support small projects and encourage young people to continue them because of the suitable job opportunities.
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