Making falafel sandwiches

Making falafel sandwiches

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Introducing the blue dye in boiling water to the silk threads. This process is repeated several times until the silk absorbs the blue dye effectively

Introducing the blue dye in boiling water to the silk threads. This process is repeated several times until the silk absorbs the blue dye effectively

Making pickles

Making pickles

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

An olive grove in the Ghouta of Damascus

Aramaic Language – Jab’adin in Munira’s Memory

Processes of the contemporary ‘Ajami handcraft: the application of metal foil

Processes of the contemporary ‘Ajami handcraft: the application of metal foil

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Modern interpretations of the traditional craft of ‘Ajami (workshop of Aliya Alnuami)

Modern interpretations of the traditional craft of ‘Ajami (workshop of Aliya Alnuami)

Aliya Alnuami is experimenting with new ways of painting and decorating ‘Ajami work

Aliya Alnuami is experimenting with new ways of painting and decorating ‘Ajami work

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Hand printed fabric combining plant and animal motifs

Hand printed fabric combining plant and animal motifs

Man with fresh bread

Man with fresh bread

Cooling bread in the street before storage

Cooling bread in the street before storage

Traditional production of animal glue

Traditional production of animal glue

Making falafel sandwiches

Making falafel sandwiches

Traditional production of animal glue

Traditional production of animal glue

A room in the family wing (haramlik or juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

A room in the family wing (haramlik or juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday's suq

Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday’s suq

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

Al-Bara, oil mill, 5th-6th c.

Al-Bara, oil mill, 5th-6th c.

Al-Bara, oil mill, 5th-6th c.

Al-Bara, oil mill, 5th-6th c.

Al-Bara, oil mill, 5th-6th c.

Al-Bara, oil mill, 5th-6th c.

Sirjilla, large press (P.01, House 09, southern annexe)

Sirjilla, large press (P.01, House 09, southern annexe)

Agricultural fields and industrial complex near Baniyas

Agricultural fields and industrial complex near Baniyas

Agriculture in ar-Ruj plain

Agriculture in ar-Ruj plain

Modern interpretations of the traditional craft of ‘Ajami (workshop of Aliya Alnuami)

Modern interpretations of the traditional craft of ‘Ajami (workshop of Aliya Alnuami)