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Widad Kawar
Palestinian collector of Palestinian ethnic and cultural arts, especially fabric, clothing, and jewelry · Palestine · On the map · Writers · Born 1931 · age 95
Widad Kawar is a Palestinian art historian and collector of Palestinian and Jordanian ethnic and cultural arts. She has collected over 2,000 dresses, costumes, textiles, and jewelry over 50 years, seeking to preserve a culture that has been largely dispersed by conflict.
Widad Kawar is read about 9 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2022Order of President Mahmoud AbbasAward2012Prince Claus AwardAward1993Order of Al-Hussein for Distinguished ContributionsAward1931Born
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About this person
Kawar is known as Umm l'ibas al-falastini - the mother of Palestinian dress.
Country
Palestine
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1931 · age 95
