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Threads of Identity – Widad Kamel Kawar Book Review - March 5, 2019 by Ansie As the title suggests, this is a book about identity. It is filled with personal stories, anecdotes, history and texti...
Read morePreserving Culture Widad Kawar is a woman of spirit and grace, a benefactor of the entire Arab world. She has spent more than half a century collecting traditional Arab costumes, jewellery, and ho...
Read moreWidad Kawar February 2, 2013, in a ceremony at the "Tiraz Centre", Mrs. Widad Kawar received the Prince Claus Award from Ambassador Piet de Klerk. Mrs. Widad Kawar received the Prince Claus Award f...
Read morePalestinian Embroidery Motifs is the perfect companion to Widad Kamel Kawar's Threads of Identity, published in 2006. It identifies, in Arabic and English, the numerous motifs used in the rich var...
Read moreMaintaining Legacy Traditional Arabic or Palestinian arts have tended to prioritize poetry, with visual culture relegated to a supporting role. And yet, as Widad Kamel Kawar's book Threads of Iden...
Read moreTraditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution With roots thousands of years old, Palestinian costume is a rich tradition that evolved over time to form through color and pattern a visu...
Read moreThreads of Identity by Widad Kamel Kawar is a most fascinating compendium of the heritage of Palestine through costumes and fabrics. The author is one of the foremost authorities on the subject and...
Read moreThreads of Identity There’s something just so wonderful about ‘Threads of Identity’ – an intelligent, visually delicious compendium of women’s traditional costumes and life stories that have been c...
Read moreBook Acknowledgement Mrs. Widad Kamel Kawar is a member on the Board of Trustees of the Jordan Museum. Her continuous efforts and support towards the Museum are extremely valued and appreciated. We...
Read moreThreads of Identity One of the leading authorities on Palestinian costume, Widad Kamel Kawar takes a unique approach to the topic in her latest book, Threads of Identity. While this handsomely-illu...
Read moreLIBRARY BOOKWACTH - Reviewer's Choice Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume and Heritage is the culmination of years of research and documentation of Arab costumes, textiles, and arti...
Read moreThreads of Identity In this spectacular volume Widad Kamel Kawar has created a work of art -- through photography, narrative and oral history -- as valuable as the women's legacy she describes. St...
Read moreWomen in the Orient PARIS — The vivid neon lights act like beacons, leading past ancient artifacts carved out of wood and stone, toward an explosion of vivid color on elaborate robes. The trian...
Read moreThreads of Identity…Beauty Illustrates Steadfastness The author Widad Kawar held a book-signing ceremony at the Orthodox Club in Amman for her English-language book Threads of Identity, which ill...
Read moreBook of the Month A small country like Palestine has a great variety of traditional costumes, and it took me a long time to publish the material I have collected on them because I wanted my researc...
Read moreA Feast for the Eyes A rainbow of colour, a wealth of information, centuries of traditions and skill, but above all, a precious point of reference for any serious ethnologist or historian - all in ...
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