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Welcome
warm-hearted viewers.
Today, we are going to
visit the home of
Mr. Ibrahim Musa
Muhammad Altaraidh
and his family.
They were kind enough
to invite us to find out
a little more
about everyday
Palestinian culture.
Palestinians always
welcome guests, whether
announced or not.
Food, sweets, coffee, and
warm smiles are always
ready and abundantly
available for visitors.
Mr. Altaraidh is
a talented merchant and
head of his devoted
Muslim household.
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful.
Ibrahim Musa
Muhammad Altaraidh,
from Bani Na'im,
Hebron province.
I am a father
of three children.
The oldest named Ali,
there are two other girls,
Fatima and Waed.
Mr. Ibrahim Musa
Muhammad Altaraidh’s
wife is a homemaker.
She explained to us
about the traditional
Palestinian costumes
the family members
are wearing.
Peace be upon you,
The man over here wears
al doshdash and aba
over it.
then, here comes
the front-garment and
headband, which is
called ekal or hatta.
For women, she wears
an embroidered dress,
like this.
then, she wears over it
Al lafha.
So, the dress
will be modest.
We love the Palestinian
heritage and
the embroidered dress.
We are proud of and
love it. It is handmade.
The family is
very important
in Palestinian culture.
Usually, the father is
in charge of
making decisions
in family matters and
is mainly responsible for
providing for the family.
Meanwhile, women hold
the family together and
maintain the household.
We grow plants
around houses also
like vegetables...
All women grow plants
in their land…
Palestinian mothers also
are primarily in charge of
raising the children.
Education is
very much valued.
Education and service
to society bring honor
to the Palestinian family.
The literacy rate is very
high here in Palestine,
We care for education
to the extent that
education has become
one of the most important
things.
Yes, they study and
go abroad for education.
There are a large
proportion of doctors,
lawyers and engineers.
We take care a lot of
our children,
to get their education
and become good people.
For us, our children
attend private schools
in order to get a higher
level of education.
We care a lot
of the girls,
and thanks God!
There are
a large proportion of
educated girls.
I have a large proportion
of educated sisters
and relatives.
There is no difference
between boys and girls,
is there?
No. Thanks God!
We care more
for the girl,
and encourage her
to get educated
to become better.
Arab countries are
my homeland
Arab countries are
my homeland
From Sham to Bgdad
From Nagd to Yamen
To Egypt to Tatwan
No border among us
No religion divides us
Tongue of Daad
gathers us As brothers.
Fatima and Waed
are typical school girls
enjoying
a happy family life.
While they are expected
to someday
have a prominent role
contributing to society,
they also study Islam,
and learn traditional arts
such as cuisine
and embroidery.
This is a tree
This is grass and... and
the spring
the bird flies, the birds.
The trees are
with almond kernels.
This is a sparrow
on a tree.
Here are
Fatima and Waed now
singing for the viewers of
Supreme Master
Television.
They are not too shy,
and show some
singing talent!
In the morning
Birds chirp
feeling the glee of light
saying joyfully
what a beautiful light!
The river and the flowers
And the ... Oh, and rose...
Roses and the ...What…
The old man
The little boy say joyfully
what a beautiful light!
Jerusalem is
in the heart.
Jerusalem is in the heart.
In the distance
and proximity
We are on the path
Here we are, Jerusalem!
The land of my ancestors
and all glories
To the plain and valley
We will return,
O Jerusalem
We will return…
(Bravo!)
I'm in kindergarten
With my friends
One, we play,
Then, we write
I draw a panel
with tree on it
My mother calls me
Come, Meimeh!
We love embroidery.
The Palestinian people
love embroidery and
make a lot of things,
such as
these hanging crafts
and other things.
We also make sheets
for beds and tables.
As well as al kerna
(head cover), and
a small pillow for a baby.
Everything that we want,
we embroider it
in an artistic way,
like baskets, mirrors.
So, we embroider
the frame of a mirror
and hang it in the house.
We also embroider
the map of Palestine.
We always love
this Palestinian dress,
that is, we love wearing
embroidered dresses.
We make them
for big and small girls.
When girl grows up, we
teach her embroidery.
My grandmother taught
my mother, and
my mother taught me,
that is, we have inherited
it from one generation
to another.
My mother taught me,
I, in turn,
taught my children.
We are proud of
Palestinian embroidery.
We create many patterns.
This one also.
First, we write with
the color we want,
that is, we choose
the color and write,
“Hearts have rest
in the remembrance
of Allah.”
It is also a Qur’an verse.
Then we fill it with
the color we want.
After completing
cutting and wrapping,
and it may take
approximately one day,
we bring pieces of plastic
and a fabric to wrap it,
one piece after another.
Then, we start
sewing here, that is,
we make a framework
to these pieces.
After that, we bring
beads and sparkles
like this.
We start sewing
by needle and create
beautiful drawings
till it becomes like this.
The same thing
for pillows.
we buy a fabric and
embroider it.
Through the machine,
we bring a white fabric
and pad it here.
For us,
the Palestinian people,
when the girl gets
married, they prepare
an heirloom for her.
We embroider
al dashdeesh,
embroidered
rural dresses,
and a number of pillows
for her to take with her.
When I got married
20 years ago, my family
gave me embroidered
things like this.
I have made embroideries
which my mother taught
me since childhood,
and I made embroideries
as a little girl.
Here are
my two daughters,
I love to have them
dress in traditional
Palestinian clothes.
We love it a lot.
I embroider it and have
made dashdeesh also.
These embroideries were
measured while they
were in kindergarten,
that they wore them
to perform the debka.
They ask for them
in the school for concerts.
They wear yashmak
(veil) also,
where they put it here,
and we are proud of it
a lot, as a part of
the Palestinian heritage.
This, too,
we make it like a hat.
We embroider on it, then,
we pad it with fabric
to wear it like this, as
a Palestinian tradition,
for concerts to perform
the debka as well.
This is the Palestinian
heritage which
we are proud of.
When my daughter
grows up, I'll teach her
this to do so also.
I'll teach her embroidery,
to make what she likes of
the Palestinian heritage,
because we inherit this
from our ancestors and
we want to preserve it.
If a foreign person
would like to have one
of our embroideries,
we make it for him,
as a gift.
They love the red dress
a lot.
For this fabric,
we embroider it first,
where we choose
the fabric and the color
we love, blue or white,
according to
what we want.
Then, we install these
embroidered veins, and
begin to put a triangle
fabric like this,
for embroidery,
and the same thing is
for this chest area.
On these sides,
we put this, and
put over it everything.
The color you want,
either red or otherwise,
As you want, like this.
These are the flowers
of spring which grow
in the spring,
and we pick them
from the wild nature,
like the anemone.
Chrysanthemum.
Cyclamen
(Cyclamen persicum)
Cyclamen…
and this pinky rose…
All these flowers ...
All theses are
the spring flowers.
They grow in Palestine.
These flowers grow
in the land of Palestine
and in large quantities.
In the spring, we would
like to walk around
and sit next to them,
as we love the flowers
of spring.
Roses are fragrant
filling the place.
Do you like roses?
Yes.
Flowers start blooming
in the spring.
There are almonds
in the spring,
which are eaten green.
Then, in the summer we
harvest and eat peaches,
apricots, figs, grapes, etc.
We make what we want
from grapes, like grape
molasses, raisins, etc.
Yes, we make it
from grapes.
All this is
in the summer period,
where one cultivates
these trees of peaches,
figs, grapes, etc.
around one’s house.
From our own.
In the spring,
There is an area called
the wilderness, we
go there in this period,
for green and flowers
to enjoy their beauty.
We took our children there,
to enjoy the flowers,
They like to play
in nature.
The spring here
is special.
Yes, it is unique
in beauty and nature.
As in most Palestinian
Muslim families,
prayers are made
five times a day, whether
at the mosque or at home.
Here is the son of
the family showing us
how he prays sincerely.
As the eldest child,
he may especially feel
a strong sense of
responsibility
to his family.
Usually, Palestinian
grandparents and parents
later on will rely on
the support and care
of their children.
Allah is Great
Allah is Great
Allah is Great,
Allah is Great,
Allah is Great
Allah is Great,
Allah is Great
I bear witness that
there is no God but Allah
I bear witness that
there is no God but Allah
I bear witness that
Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allah
I bear witness that
Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allah
Come to the prayer,
Come to Prayer
Come to the Success,
Come to Success
The prayer has
highlighted now
The prayer has
highlighted now
Allah is Great,
Allah is Great
There is no God
but Allah
In the Name of Allah,
Most Gracious,
most Merciful
Praise be to Allah,
Lord of the Worlds,
The Beneficent,
the Merciful
Owner of the Day
of Judgment
Thee (alone) we worship;
Thee (alone)
we ask for help
Show us the straight path
The path of those whom
Thou hast favored
Not (the path) of those
who earn Thine anger
nor of those who
go astray, amen.
In the Name of Allah,
Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful
Have We not caused
thy bosom to expand
And eased thee
of the burden
Which weighed down
thy back
And exalted thy fame?
But lo!
with hardship goeth ease,
Lo!
with hardship goeth ease
So when thou art
relieved, still toil
And strive to please
thy Lord.
God Almighty has spoken
the truth.
We thank
Mr. Ibrahim Musa
Muhammad Altaraidh
and his beautiful family
for inviting us
to your home.
May the loving and
joyful way of
Palestinian family life
be a cherished one.
We wish all Palestinian
people peace, prosperity,
and happiness,
in Allah’s merciful grace.
Thank you for your
friendly company today
on Enlightening
Entertainment.
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May your heart be like
a lovely field of flowers.