Canvas designs for tatreez embroidery, at a workshop in ... Hanan Zarura shows off a Palestinian embroidered thobe, a traditional garment worn in the Arab world. Dalia Khamissy for NPR “There ...
In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and ...
Editor's note: This story contains a graphic image of violence and death. SHATILA REFUGEE CAMP, Beirut — Women hunch over sewing machines with one eye on multicolored thread they're weaving ...
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.