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Wafa Ghnaim: Teaching Palestinian Liberation through Tatreez
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In this episode, we’re joined by Wafa Ghnaim, an award-winning Palestinian researcher, educator, author and tatreez expert living in Washington, DC. Her book, titled, Tatreez and Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Diaspora was published in 2018 and documents the stories and meanings behind the Palestinian embroidery motifs that were handed down to Wafa by her mother, Feryal Abbasi Ghnaim, an award-winning artist herself. Join us as Wafa shares the story of moving from embroidery circles with her mother and aunts, to being the first ever Palestinian embroidery instructor at the Smithsonian Museum.
Links:
- Wafa’s Tatreez and Solidarity Website, https://www.tatreezandtea.com/
- Buy Wafa’s book, Tatreez and Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Diaspora
- Article about Wafa Ghnaim in Vogue Magazine
Subscribe to this podcast, and donate to CJPME to support the work that we do.
106 episodes
Manage episode 385290798 series 3005314
In this episode, we’re joined by Wafa Ghnaim, an award-winning Palestinian researcher, educator, author and tatreez expert living in Washington, DC. Her book, titled, Tatreez and Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Diaspora was published in 2018 and documents the stories and meanings behind the Palestinian embroidery motifs that were handed down to Wafa by her mother, Feryal Abbasi Ghnaim, an award-winning artist herself. Join us as Wafa shares the story of moving from embroidery circles with her mother and aunts, to being the first ever Palestinian embroidery instructor at the Smithsonian Museum.
Links:
- Wafa’s Tatreez and Solidarity Website, https://www.tatreezandtea.com/
- Buy Wafa’s book, Tatreez and Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Diaspora
- Article about Wafa Ghnaim in Vogue Magazine
Subscribe to this podcast, and donate to CJPME to support the work that we do.
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