The thread running through this collection of fabrics, garments, hangings and accessories is the fact they were made and used within Islamic cultures | Its strengths are concentrated in the production of nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which preserve and continue traditions established in the medieval Islamic world |
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She is the author of , Kuwait Traditions: Creative Expressions of a Culture 2001 and Ibjad: Ornate Tent Dividers and Weavings of the Kuwait Desert 2006 | The collection has been fastidiously documented so that it can be used as an educational tool for academics, students, cultural researchers, and textile enthusiasts alike |
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22It is vital that this tradition is preserved and continued today, and this book has been produced with the aim of encouraging the revival of craft traditions in the Arab world | Upon her return to Kuwait from AUB, she 1977-1992 and co-founded the AlSadu Project for the preservation of Bedouin weaving 1978-1990 |
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Altaf Salem Al Ali Al Sabah has dedicated her life and work to supporting the cultural heritage of Kuwait and the region |
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