19/05/2021 by Shyrine Ziadeh “When I embroider, I feel close to my homeland.” Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim, a Palestinian embroiderer Palestinians have...
Intangible heritage
The Suqs of Old Mosul: The complexity of time and space
12/05/2021 by Omar Mohammed For centuries, the Old Suqs played a crucial role in developing and preserving a socio-economic system...
Hajj paintings in Upper Egypt, an artistic practice and a social marker
05/10/2020 by Servane Hardouin The murals represented various objects and landscapes seen by the pilgrim on his way to the...
How Covid-19 is affecting our Intangible heritage
29/07/2020 by Ala’a Baroun, Observer from Kuweit The new restrictions, social distancing, curfews and lockdowns imposed around the world in...
The role of Dabkeh for Refugees in Diaspora as a promoter of Palestinian-Syrian intangible heritage
26th June 2020 by Shyrine Ziadeh “It is our folklore, from my culture, my heritage. In the camp in Syria,...
Dabke : from Social Dance to Political Stance
Le 09/06/2020 by Sarah Amawi What was Dabke? What was Dabke? Dabka (also spelled dabkeh, dabka, dubki, and with the plural, dabkaat) could be defined as...
The Majlis in the Arabian Peninsula: a social and cultural space
Le 04/12/2019 by Omar Babakhouya “Al Majalis Madaris” says the Arab proverb, meaning “the Majalis are schools”. The Majlis, singular...
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