Baghdad coppersmiths' glory days come to an end
Posted: August 9, 2009 at 7:24 a.m.
For hundreds of years, the Safafeer copper market has been considered hallowed ground. Countless generations of fathers and sons have banged copper sheets into pots, plates and lamps in this narrow pedestrian side street, now home to more fabric shops than coppersmiths.
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Front Section, Pages 14 on 08/09/2009
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