Perla was born and raised in Orange County, went to UC Berkeley for her Bachelors, and worked in Bakersfield for her first job as a multimedia journalist.
“I store them at my mom’s house. I always tell my mom, if there’s a fire, you need to go to the thobes and throw them out the window,” al Bahri said.The chest and back panels took years to weave and often reflect a woman’s religion or relationship status. Each seamstress’s story is woven into the stitches.
Al Bahri began her collection 10 years ago to connect with her family in the West Bank. She rescues thobes from eBay and Etsy, where they are often sold for $30 and mislabeled as “bohemian” or “hipster.” “It feels like I'm being erased. My children and my grandchildren, what is left for them?” Al Bahri said.
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