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Jewelry Students Visit National Museum

Jewelry Students Visit National Museum

Yasmine Dabbous

History of jewelry students engaged in analysis of evidence at the National Museum of Beirut this term. The museum harbors multiple jewelry pieces ranging from the Mesopotamian period in 3000+...

Jewelry Students Visit National Museum

Yasmine Dabbous

History of jewelry students engaged in analysis of evidence at the National Museum of Beirut this term. The museum harbors multiple jewelry pieces ranging from the Mesopotamian period in 3000+...

Gold Jewelry Is Born Here

Gold Jewelry Is Born Here

Yasmine Dabbous

Did you know that the use of gold in jewelry originated in the Middle East? Indeed, gold was discovered in Mesopotamia before flourishing as a medium for jewelry in Pharaonic...

Gold Jewelry Is Born Here

Yasmine Dabbous

Did you know that the use of gold in jewelry originated in the Middle East? Indeed, gold was discovered in Mesopotamia before flourishing as a medium for jewelry in Pharaonic...

MAJAL Student Makes It to the Prestigious SMAC

MAJAL Student Makes It to the Prestigious SMAC

Yasmine Dabbous

MAJAL jewelry student Lamis Watfa participated in the highly prestigious Salon Des Metiers D’Art du Quebec in Canada. Watfa applied as a jewelry designer, presenting pieces she made in class...

MAJAL Student Makes It to the Prestigious SMAC

Yasmine Dabbous

MAJAL jewelry student Lamis Watfa participated in the highly prestigious Salon Des Metiers D’Art du Quebec in Canada. Watfa applied as a jewelry designer, presenting pieces she made in class...

Christelle Al-Daher Shares Her Insights About Textile History

Christelle Al-Daher Shares Her Insights About T...

Yasmine Dabbous

When Nour and Yasmine asked me to give the textile history class, I couldn’t be happier. History and textile are two of my favourite subjects. I didn’t know where to...

Christelle Al-Daher Shares Her Insights About T...

Yasmine Dabbous

When Nour and Yasmine asked me to give the textile history class, I couldn’t be happier. History and textile are two of my favourite subjects. I didn’t know where to...

Syrian Jewelry as a Chronicle of Survival

Syrian Jewelry as a Chronicle of Survival

Yasmine Dabbous

Syrian jewelry, from gold filigree to glass beads, tells a story of resilience in the face of conflict. Artisans in Syria have long created jewelry that reflects both the beauty...

Syrian Jewelry as a Chronicle of Survival

Yasmine Dabbous

Syrian jewelry, from gold filigree to glass beads, tells a story of resilience in the face of conflict. Artisans in Syria have long created jewelry that reflects both the beauty...

Under Fire: Bergama Rug Weaving Tradition

Under Fire: Bergama Rug Weaving Tradition

Yasmine Dabbous

Our traditions are under fire and we, at MAJAL Design School, condemn the attacks on intangible heritage in addition, of course, to the killing and destruction of human life and...

Under Fire: Bergama Rug Weaving Tradition

Yasmine Dabbous

Our traditions are under fire and we, at MAJAL Design School, condemn the attacks on intangible heritage in addition, of course, to the killing and destruction of human life and...