In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and ...
The exhibition, which runs until January 6, 2025, highlights the powerful symbolism of Al-Ali’s art and the cultural heritage of Palestine through Surour’s traditional embroidery Naji Al-Ali ...
Every Palestinian region has its own unique embroidery design, and Zarura — who has never been anywhere in the Palestinian Territories — nevertheless knows them all. The workshop is supported ...
Israel does not allow them to return. For these women, their trade — traditional Palestinian embroidery, called tatreez — provides both a livelihood and a connection to their homeland.
Hanan Zarura, a master craftswoman of Palestinian tatreez embroidery, with a jacket she's been making at her workshop in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila, in Beirut, Lebanon. Women hunch ...