> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Al Jazeera English > Reference:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79X8lNFhGdM > Date:: 2025 > Tags:: #warp/video #Palestine #ceramics > WeftLinks:: [[Disaster recovery value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides a livelihood with dignity through market access]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > A video showing how pottery enables provision of kitchen utensils when there are no shops. ### Highlights In Gaza City, potters rebuild lives by making clay pots from destroyed homes. Fathers teach their sons the old craft to keep identity and earn money. These simple pots have become essential for cooking, storing water, and survival. > Clay, patience, and hope. Beside him, his young son watches in silence, eyes following his hands. For Ahmed Allah, this is not just work; it's survival and a skill he's passing down to the next generation. > I want to pass it on to my son because it's part of our identity and heritage in Gaza. As the pots slowly fill the shelves, they reflect the resourcefulness of Palestinians and the determination to keep going. > Before the war, traditional pottery and ceramics were mostly used as ornaments in people's homes. But now, after the destruction of almost all shops selling crockery and homeware, they've become more than decorations; they are essential to daily life. > When we returned home, we found no trace of our house. Not a single sign of it remained. We didn't even have a plate to eat off of or a cup to drink from. We had to use old pottery plates and bowls from the past. > But it did not stop Mazi. He set up his stall on the street. I insisted on opening on the street because it's our only source of income. We rely on it to make a living.