Damascus-Sana
Traditional industries and their importance in preserving heritage and encouraging tourism is the focus of a meeting held this evening by an association for my country under the title “A Tale of Agbani Damascus” at the Damarouz Hotel in Damascus.
The meeting included a presentation of a documentary film about the “Agbani” craft as an ancient Damascene traditional craft that the Syrians have excelled in mastering and still preserve its oriental character while keeping pace with the times as it is one of the oldest crafts that Syrians have created for more than 500 years by embroidering eastern gowns, window curtains and others that are woven by Special workshops spread in the old lanes of Damascus.
The film talks about that in the past, Aghabani was made from natural silk, which is abundant in Syria, but with time it has used high-quality Syrian cotton cloth embroidered with silk thread, and after its weaving it is embroidered with gold and silver threads.
Dr. Buthaina Shaaban, the political and media advisor in the Presidency of the Republic, confirmed during the meeting that we are living today a different concept of wars, not only in terms of its style, but in terms of its aims and goals represented in erasing identity, noting that history and documentation is a national task par excellence because this country contains countless treasures and is waiting for determination and will Documentaries, writers, artists and musicians in order to tell the world that we are here and this enemy has nothing in this land or in this civilization.
She drew attention to the role played by the Syrian Arab Army along with all the people of the homeland who preserved with all their strength the heritage and heritage and every mosque and church during the aggression against Syria, which lasted nearly 10 years.
In turn, Ali Al-Mobaide, an advisor to the Minister of Tourism, confirmed that the tourism sector has been damaged by the terrorist war on Syria and that it is everyone's responsibility to preserve the cultural and cultural identity, pointing out that the event is a step to preserve the Syrian privacy.
Dr. Ruba Mirza, president of the Association of My Country, indicated that Al-Agbani is a craft that deals with beauty and represents part of our heritage, identity and belonging. It is at risk of extinction and needs support and care. .
The trainer, Ghada Jarad, explained that there are three types of embroidery, which are the talisman, the spray and the repel, in addition to the drawings, the most famous of which are the palm, the flower, the dhamma and the amygdala, pointing out that these drawings are printed on the canvas using a small wooden template that is passed on the canvas several times, except that some skilled craftsmen were embroidering directly on the canvas without a drawing.
The craftsman, Anas Al-Jarrad confirmed that the profession suffers from a set of difficulties, the most important of which is the weakness of marketing and the migration of women from the countryside due to the crisis and the lack of demand during the past years, in addition to its low price, calling for finding financial funding to establish fixed workshops and help market the product.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Tourism, Engineer Muhammad Rami Martini, and a number of parliament members and those interested.
Tariq Al-Sayed - Nour Youssef