Tatreez embroidery has been an integral part of the Palestinian identity. Today, young Palestinians are striving to revive this centuries-old art, blending traditional techniques with modern design.

Israa Alsaafin's face lights up as she drapes her silky thobe — a traditional Palestinian embroidered dress — onto a chair for her former students to admire. The four women compliment its ...

Though Alsaafin grew up in a Palestinian home filled with tatreez decorations, she only became interested in learning the craft in her 30s, after a trip home in 2022 to Gaza. "For me it was like, that ...