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

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

Man with fresh bread

Man with fresh bread

Aghabani table cloth

Aghabani table cloth

Aghabani with customized geometric design combining leaves, flowers and branches

Aghabani with customized geometric design combining leaves, flowers and branches

Making pickles

Making pickles

Aghabani table cloth

Aghabani table cloth

The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi

Aghabani table cloth

Aghabani table cloth

Aghabani table cloths with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloths with gold and silver threads

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Hand printed fabric combining plant and animal motifs

Hand printed fabric combining plant and animal motifs

Engraving on copper in Suq Midhat Basha

Engraving on copper in Suq Midhat Basha

Repairing of shoes in Suq Midhat Basha

Repairing of shoes in Suq Midhat Basha

Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd c. AD

Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd c. AD

Front view of a Hummus shop

Front view of a Hummus shop

Aleppo, Bab al-Maqam city gate, general view from south, ca. 1932 during French mandate

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

Detail drawing of the relocated portal in al-Matbakh al-ʿAjami

Busra - Southern Roman Bath (al-Hammam ar-Rumani al-Janubi)

Busra – Southern Roman Bath (al-Hammam ar-Rumani al-Janubi)

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

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

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.

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

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

A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house

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 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

Painting of a calligraphy work of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration

Painting of a calligraphy work of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration