Tiraz Centre is pleased to host the launch of Returning by Palestinian artist, curator, and art historian Vera Tamari. The book draws on family archives and photographs from Tamari’s father, documenting life in Jerusalem and Jaffa before 1948, and reflects on memory, displacement, and the idea of return through a deeply personal and visual narrative.…

Tiraz Centre is pleased to announce the launch of My Grandfather Khalil, a new book by Marcela Salman. The book traces a family history shaped by migration from Ottoman-era Palestine to Latin America, following the journey of the author’s grandfather, Khalil, who left Palestine for Chile. Now based in Chile herself, Salman reflects on this…

Queen Rania Inaugurates TIRAZ Exhibition: Ya Hafeth Ya Ameen November 17, 2015(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah inaugurated today the TIRAZ Exhibition: Ya Hafeth Ya Ameen, the collaboration between the collections of Widad Kawar and Sami Moawiyah Yousef, in an exhibition on protective silver adornments from Jordan,…

Widad Kawar receiving the Directorate of Heritage Award by Mr. Abdulaziz Almusallam Alkhaaldi, the Director of Heritage & Cultural Affairs of the Government of Sharjah. Mr. Abdulaziz also wrote a beautiful article about his experience with Widad Kawar and his feedback on her work.  http://alroeya.ae/2014/09/21/181200/

Widad Kawar participated in a Panel Discussion for the conference “Preserving the Past - Constructing the Future, Cultural Heritage and Social Development in the Arab World”, which was held at the Jordan Museum. The Conference was organized by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) over the course of two days, within the framework of the…