Our Stories

Weaving together history, culture, connection, and creation.

Creating a Custom Weaving for the United Nations and Unity Earth

In 2020, Ghazala was commissioned to make an original textile for non-profit Unity Earth, co-sponsored by the UN’s world interfaith...

FAIZA ABU-AMRA: In Loving Memory

I was born in 1940 into the Al-Azazme Bedouin clan on our land a bit west of Beer Sheva, during the era of the British Mandate. When...

Artisan Spotlight: UM MUSSI

Peace Be Upon You. My name is Um Mussi. I am married and have 10 sons and daughters. I’m also a grandmother to 10 grandchildren for now....

Artisan Spotlight: ELAN GERZON

Elan Gerzon is a weaver and educator born and raised in Israel, and the USA. He began his professional work in sustainable agriculture in...

Artisan Spotlight: YAEL BEIT-AV

Yael Beit-Av, co-founder of Ghazala Weaving, has been serving as an active bridge between Bedouin and Jewish cultures for 15 years. She...

Weavers Spotlight: Jmiya Al-Wajj

This is a particularly unique piece, in that it is the first textile woven by Jmiya Al-Wajj, Ghazala’s leading Bedouin weaver and...