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| Peace in troubled Libya brings back traditional weavers |
| 2021-02-01 |
It looks like peace is breaking out in Libya, for the moment at least. A human interest story. [AlAhram] For some, Tawergha's ancient tradition of weaving offers a way to earn an income -- as well as resuming a way of life that the war had stopped.In front of a bundle of palm fronds, Halima Mohamad squats down to weave in an abandoned school in Tawergha, a town once a flashpoint in Libya's decade-long war. Mohamad makes baskets from date palm leaves, using traditional skills handed down over the generations and reconnecting her to a way of life nearly destroyed by the chaos of conflict. |
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