Scorching sunlight streamed through the vast windows of the studio in Paris's 13 arrondissement, where Maha Al-Daya, a 50-year-old Palestinian embroiderer, greeted visitors. That day, the artist, her eyes outlined in black kohl, was wearing the only garment she managed to save from her closets in "A black shirt embroidered with green and orange cotton thread, depicting the tree of life." She arrived in France in January 2025 through the PAUSE program, which supports displaced scientists and artists by helping them find refuge.这一天，她急切地想带我们看看过去几个月她和丈夫以及四个孩子居住的公寓，“周围种满了植物，就像在加沙一样。”

她在整个巴勒斯坦飞地因其作品质量而闻名，从事的是塔特雷兹刺绣——一种母女相传了三千年的十字绣传统，并于2021年被列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录。在加沙，她凭借口碑建立了自己的声誉。“战前，我的小生意做得不错。我有四名员工，人们会请我为婚礼和重大活动刺绣。”那种充满彩色丝线和刺绣图案的生活，如今只剩下相册，这位艺术家痛苦地翻看着。“我86岁的父亲于2024年1月在拉法医院去世。我的一名员工也在差不多同一时间被炸弹炸死。”“至少我们还活着。”她说。您还有73.94%的文章内容可阅读。其余部分仅供订阅者。