Category Archives: TRADITIONS

Hand printed table cloth from Hama at Hassan's Shop, Old Damascus

The Ink That Lasts Forever: Textile Printing in Syria

From Animals and Plants: Textile Raw Materials

From Animals and Plants: Textile Raw Materials

A Peek into Syria’s Sericulture World

A Peek into Syria’s Sericulture World

Insights into Syria’s Centuries-Old Silk Craft

Insights into Syria’s Centuries-Old Silk Craft

Warp threads of silk in the textile factory of the Mezannar family in Damascus

What Remains of the Silk Road?

At that time the Bedouin tent was in the village ad-Duwaym in Nahyat al-Yarabiyya

People of the Desert: Bedouin Clothing

Carpets from Raqqa: A Memory

Carpets from Raqqa: A Memory

Traditional Textiles: An Endangered Tradition

Traditional Textiles: An Endangered Tradition

Grandmasters of the ‘Ajami Craft

Grandmasters of the ‘Ajami Craft

Becoming a Craftsman: Interview with Mohammad Haj Qab

Becoming a Craftsman: Interview with Mohammad Haj Qab

Between Traditions and Innovation: Interview with Aliya Alnuaimi

Between Traditions and Innovation: Interview with Aliya Alnuaimi

Part of a calligraphy with ‘Ajami decoration in the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Secrets of the Old Master Artisans

Application of the relief paste of a ‘Ajami decoration

The Soul of ‘Ajami: Interview with Ziad Baydoun

ʿAjami in Aleppo: A Tale of Traveling Motifs

ʿAjami in Aleppo: A Tale of Traveling Motifs

Hammam Bahram Basha, the dome of the inner part (juwwani)

The Public Hammam – an Ancient Syrian Tradition

The general structure of the example dome house in Taanayel (Libanon) before the end of the construction process

Dome Houses in Syria – Revival of a Thousand Years Old Architectural Tradition

The Hanania Church - The House of Hanania and the Beginning of Christianity in Syria

The Hanania Church – The House of Hanania and the Beginning of Christianity in Syria

Hama, general view of the "Four Norias", the two Bischriyyat and two Uthmaniyyat

Water Wheels of the Orontes in Syria

Soap of Aleppo: fresh soap to dry

The Classic Soap of Aleppo and Its Production