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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mariam Fam

How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery

Palestinians Threads of Connection - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns.

Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents’ homeland. But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection to her heritage.

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