Damascus-SANA
The journey of the Syrian fabric in the Arab and Islamic civilization was the focus of the symposium and exhibition held by the Arab Cultural Center in Kafr Sousa, with the participation of craftsmen and researchers in history and heritage.
Researcher Dr. Ammar Al-Nahar, Head of the History Department at Damascus University, spoke about the very important position that Syria has enjoyed in the textile industry throughout history, since the Aramaic and Phoenician civilizations, where the Muslim Arabs inherited these skills and developed them within the scope of their artistic and design philosophy, which made a historian of the size of Al-Idrisi fascinated by the uniqueness of the textile industry In Damascus and his superiority over all the cities of the ancient world in his time.
Heritage researcher Khaled al-Fayyadh, editor-in-chief of the Artisans magazine, elaborated on the multiplicity of professions in the textile industry that the Syrian craftsman created to ensure higher quality and speed of completion. Daqaqin had a famous market in Al-Buzuriyah.
As for the craftsman Anas Ghannam, director of the Aghabani production line at the Syrian Al-Wafaa Development Association, he talked about this craft as one of the most important Syrian textile crafts that has developed over time and is based on silk thread embroidery with floral, animal and geometric decorative drawings using needles, which were later replaced by small automatic machines.
The exhibition, which was held on the sidelines of the symposium, included samples of traditional and heritage Syrian textiles, which were characterized by their bright colors and splendor of appearance, in addition to machines made of looms and sewing tools.
And Elsa Kassem found a cultural chief in Kafr Sousa in this activity to celebrate one of the most important aspects of our civilization, which is the heritage crafts, and to activate participatory cultural work, especially since it is held in cooperation with institutions that document creativity in our country.
For her part, Naima Suleiman, Director of Damascus Culture, explained that the symposium and exhibition are part of a periodic program that the directorate is working on in cooperation with the relevant authorities to establish the presence of our heritage in our daily lives and to remind public opinion of it, as it is one of the most important tributaries of our authentic culture.
Muhammad Khaled Al-Khidr
