CNN News: Palestinian refugees making high fashion..."They know where they came from and they think that's home. Their dream is to go back."

" Most of the women were born in the refugee camps and have never been to the Palestinian Territories, but still consider it to be home.

Inglessis said: "They are always thinking about Palestine, of their villages, their homes, their olive trees, or what's left of them -- even the ones who have never been there.

"They know where they came from and they think that's home. Their dream is to go back.

"When they are embroidering, they feel Palestine is with them. It's their roots. They are fighting with their needle." "

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/18/palestinian.refugees.fashion/

Palestinian refugees making high fashion

By Catriona Davies, for CNN

May 18, 2011 -- Updated 1030 GMT (1830 HKT

(CNN) -- Women living in refugee camps are embroidering clothes and accessories sold in high-end department stores, through a business started by a 27-year-old Palestinian woman.

Zeina Abou Chaaban runs a social business called "Palestyle" selling embroidery made by Palestinian women in refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon.

The designs, including clothing, bags, jewelry and belts, are sold through Bloomingdales in Dubai, and other stores in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and the UK.

Abou Chaaban, a Palestinian woman living in Dubai, said: "I wanted to spread the richness and wealth of Palestinian culture, but in a trendy way.....READ MORE

http://www.palestyle.com/#!about-us

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