Palestinian bookbinder Rafet Abdulaziz Cebr repairs and restores copies of the Koran damaged and torn by Israeli attacks in a makeshift workshop he set up on a street in Gaza City, Anadolu reports.

During Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip, many mosques, as well as houses, were destroyed, and copies of the Koran found there were burned, torn or left under fire. ruins.

Despite the ongoing blockade, Palestinians continue to struggle to maintain their daily lives and practice their religious beliefs.

Since no new copies of the Quran enter Gaza due to the blockade, and there are no presses in Gaza to print them, there is a shortage of Qurans.

Therefore, Palestinians are repairing and restoring damaged copies through efforts individual.

Cebr, who has been a bookbinder for many years, began binding and repairing worn and torn Qurans in a small workshop in a tent he set up in Gaza City for this purpose.

Cebr said that Qurans were badly damaged and torn when mosques were destroyed in the war, adding: “People started bringing us Qurans and we started repairing them. and restore them. We get 50-100 Korans a day. There are thousands of Korans and it is impossible for us to work on them. We are only 2 people. We can repair 6 Korans a day. hot weather and a dusty work environment.

“Qurans that used to come from Egypt and Saudi Arabia are no longer arriving. In Gaza there are no printing presses to print Qurans. People are looking for Qurans,” Cebr said, indicating that despite their limited resources, they are filling a significant gap with their work.

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