December 30, 2020 - January 5, 2021 HAPPY NEW YEAR Vol 19 - Issue 53 www.gulfweekly.com facebook.com/gulfweeklyonline gulfweekly gulfweeklyonline +973 17299181 Mahdi on the loom, watched by his sister. Threads of Inset, Habib ARTISTIC STREETS Murals for the masses tradition SEE PAGE 2 HE opening of CULTURE REPORT the Bani Jamra By NAMAN ARORA TNaseej Factory in
[email protected] the village renowned like my nine-year-old son, for its textiles has given Mahdi, who is now excited to artisans a new hope – learn these skills. of weaving threads of “I believe there will be a tradition into the future bright future for the craft of the kingdom. and within four or fve years The new factory, which Mahdi will be able to teach will also serve as a storefront others.” for their wares and an The 34-year-old has been PATRIOTIC PHOTOS educational centre for locals, following in the footsteps of Snaps of the kingdom tourists and aspiring weavers, his forefathers and hopes to SEE PAGE 3 opened last week after being see Bani Jamra once again in the works for two years. become the hub of textile craft “This new centre, courtesy in the kingdom. of the Bahrain Authority At one time, the village for Culture and Antiquities, boasted more than 50 looms, is exactly what the village one in almost every house, needed, at this time,” Habib with 75 per cent of residents Al Jamri, one of the village’s involved in the craft. weavers, told GulfWeekly. However, for the last two “Now we will be able to decades, the village has Scan the QR code to watch the video! receive more guests and with shared one loom, as younger the two extra looms, produce generations are wooed away even more products which can by jobs in oil and fnance.