AMMAN — An exhibition displaying handcrafted Gazan embroidery products at Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress bears witness to the community’s resilience and rich cultural history. Under the title ...
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Palestinian embroidery is a centuries-old tradition. Can digitizing hard-to-access patterns help preserve it for a new generation?
Widad Kawar, 94, started collecting Palestinian dresses when she was a child in Jerusalem and founded a museum dedicated to Palestinian embroidery. She talks about what has been lost and what endures.
Motivated by the current conditions in Syria, Widad Kawar decided to display the Syrian costumes from her collection in order to show the world the glorious heritage of Syria. As the conflict in Syria ...
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