Hiba Abu Dahouk

Athar Al Haa

Athar Al Haa was founded to protect what displacement and marginalization have long threatened: the living cultural memory of Palestinian Bedouin women. The project creates a dignified space for Bedouin women to work, tell their own stories, and preserve an inheritance — in fabric, song, color, and craft — that has been passed down without ever being written down. Where others have exploited these skills and extracted cultural symbols without consent or credit, Athar Al Haa builds a platform that recognizes women’s cultural ownership and turns heritage into a source of sustainable livelihood.

Through intergenerational gatherings, Athar Al Haa preserves Palestinian Bedouin cultural heritage while enabling women to pass on knowledge, protect cultural ownership, and produce heritage-based crafts and clothing.