In July, the museum inaugurated a Textile Conservation Studio to preserve Palestinian thobes and other heritage fabrics and to provide training for conservation and restoration. “We need to ...

The new congresswoman from Michigan wore a thobe, a traditional Palestinian dress ... an unapologetic display of the fabric of the people in this country.” She described her experience as ...

Tlaib said that donning the thobe for her ceremony was "an unapologetic display of the fabric of the people in this country." The elaborate thobe can take many months to create, according to NPR ...

Tlaib’s now-viral Palestinian thobe, which the Michigan Democrat called “an unapologetic display of the fabric of the people in this country” and said it evoked memories of her mother’s ...

The original thobe featured loose-fitting, ankle-length garments made of lightweight fabrics, such as cotton or linen, and adorned with intricate embroidery and handwoven patterns. During the ...

This is what I want to bring to the United States Congress, an unapologetic display of the fabric of the people in this country.” The thobe also has personal meaning to Tlaib, who wrote about ...

“The Palestinian thobe has always been woven by Palestinian women, documenting the Palestinian heritage and presence on silk and velvet fabrics. The Palestinian thobe reflects the ...