Wedding party in a street in Mukhayyam al-Yarmuk in Damascus
Wedding party in a street in Mukhayyam al-Yarmuk in Damascus
Making falafel sandwiches
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
Man with fresh bread
Aghabani table cloth
Aghabani with customized geometric design combining leaves, flowers and branches
Making pickles
Aghabani table cloth
The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi
Aghabani table cloth
Aghabani table cloths with gold and silver threads
Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water
Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads
Hand printed fabric combining plant and animal motifs
Engraving on copper in Suq Midhat Basha
Repairing of shoes in Suq Midhat Basha
Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd c. AD
Front view of a Hummus shop
Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate
Detail drawing of the relocated portal in al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami
Busra – Southern Roman Bath (al-Hammam ar-Rumani al-Janubi)
Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water
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
Ground plan of buildings in southern Suwayqat Ali in Farafira quarter.
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
A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house
Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday’s suq
A room in the family wing (haramlik or juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace
Painting of a calligraphy work of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration
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