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

This beautiful robe is a woman's dress, known as thob, and is made of a cotton and silk mixture striped in red, orange, green, yellow and black. It is an excellent example of the brilliant skill ...

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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 ...

Israa Alsaafin's face lights up as she drapes her silky thobe — a traditional Palestinian embroidered dress — onto a chair for her former students to admire. The four women compliment its ...