In Palestine, women’s village clothing usually consists of a long dress, trousers, a jacket, a headdress and a veil. Each garment is embroidered with a variety of symbols including birds, trees and ...

Tatreez embroidery has been an integral part of the Palestinian identity. Today, young Palestinians are striving to revive ...

Caption: For artist Israa Alsaafin, teaching the traditional cross stitching art has helped her through loss and with building community. Though Alsaafin grew up in a Palestinian home filled with ...

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 ...

But at the centre, a circle of women are gathering together to learn the traditional Palestinian art of tatreez ... with different colours and motifs. An image as simple as a watermelon, olive ...