Tatreez, an ancient embroidery technique, is intricately woven into Wafa Ghnaim’s Palestinian heritage. Yet this art form was almost lost to her. When Ghnaim’s mother Feryal was a little girl, she was forced to flee her home in Palestine. Years later, afraid that her daughters might lose touch with their cultural identity, she decided to pass on the tradition. Today, Ghnaim is continuing to share tatreez as an artist in residence at the Smithsonian Museum. Her book Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora is also shaping the way others perceive her culture. “Palestinian people are more than what you think they are,” Ghnaim says. Go to tatreezandtea.com to learn more. Footage by Carlos Khalil Guzman, Alicia Rose, Nadia Gilbert, Andrea Leake, Wafa Ghnaim, Oregon Folklife Network, and the University of California was used in the creation of this film.
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