- Title: Palestinian woman beats gender stereotypes as blacksmith
- Date: 3rd November 2016
- Summary: NABLUS, WEST BANK (RECENT) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FEMALE BLACKSMITH FROM NABLUS, RANIM ABED AL RAHEEM AHMAD SAFADI, WORKING WITH METAL (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BLACKSMITH, RANIM ABED AL RAHEEM AHMAD SAFADI, SAYING: "I never thought I would be working in this field, I started working in it to help my husband under difficult circumstances we went through." SAFADI CUTTING METAL (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BLACKSMITH, RANIM ABED AL RAHEEM AHMAD SAFADI, SAYING: "First I learned the names of metal and their measurements, of which there is a wide variety. Then I started to weld, cut and gather metal." VARIOUS OF SAFADI WRITING ON A PIECE OF PAPER SAFADI WELDING METAL (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BLACKSMITH, RANIM ABED AL RAHEEM AHMAD SAFADI, SAYING: "Some of the hardships that I faced in the beginning was to balance between work and family, also the fact that people view this career as a masculine one. However, thank God, I overcame these difficulties and managed to balance between my work and my family with the help of my children, and us helping each other." SAFADI CARRYING A METAL PIECE METAL PATTERN PIECE SAFADI MOVING METAL PIECE WHILE HUSBAND CUTS METAL (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ABED AL RAHEEM AHMAD SAFADI'S HUSBAND, AMJAD KAMEL SAFADI OURI, SAYING: "I had an accident and was attacked inside of Israel, which made me 75% disabled. Thank God, my wife has helped me overcome the hardships after the incident and she learned everything and started to work like a professional blacksmith." SAFADI WELDING METAL OURI PICKING UP METAL CHILDREN IN WORKSHOP SAFADI WELDING METAL
- Embargoed: 18th November 2016 10:38
- Keywords: women blacksmith Nablus
- Location: NABLUS, WEST BANK
- City: NABLUS, WEST BANK
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA00156W16QD
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Palestinian woman Ranim Abed Al Raheem Ahmad Safadi works as a blacksmith, a role traditionally dominated by males.
Safadi says difficult circumstances led her to choose what is an unusual trade for a woman.
"I never thought I would be working in this field, I started working in it to help my husband under difficult circumstances we went though," she said.
She picked up the tools of the trade from her husband, with whom she runs their workshop.
"First I learned the names of metal and their measurements, of which there is a wide variety. Then I started to weld, cut and gather metal," she said.
Her husband Amjad Kamel says his wife joined him in the business after he had a work accident.
Safadi found it difficult to work in the beginning, but says her family has been very supportive. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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