22/1/2025

Uncle Tofiq is a special needs person. He is 84 years old. For about 50 years in the town of Hasanawa in Sanandaj, he has been busy repairing oil lamps and samovars and installing burners to stoves. He has emerged as a skilled and talented craftsman and continues his profession to this day. In addition to his lamp-making work, he also works as a folk healer for people with fallen navels*, helping to restore them. Although Uncle Tofiq is deaf, he understands customers’ and patients’ requests through sign language and has developed excellent relationships with those around him. *Nave sliding is an abdominal wall defect, and gastrointestinal and psychological problems are listed as the most prominent signs and symptoms.