Embroidery in Apartheid

Beauty can be a knife and beauty can be a shield. In this episode, we explore the history of embroidery from Palestine to South Africa and their shared threads in documenting and resisting apartheid, uncovering the role of needlecraft in fashioning identity and healing communities. Khensani is joined by Lina Barkawi, a practitioner of traditional Palestinian embroidery (tatreez) who uses this craft to connect with heritage and educate others; Dr. Puleng Segalo, a South African psychologist who helps Black women express their trauma through embroidery; and Iman Ganijee an advocate linking African and Middle Eastern textile practices to raise awareness and support for various causes from Congo to Sudan, South Africa and Palestine.

Guests (in order of appearance):
Lina Barkawi (https://www.instagram.com/linasthobe/)
Iman Ganijee (https://www.instagram.com/imanii_g/)
Dr Puleng Segalo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/puleng-segalo-987665240/?originalSubdomain=za)

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Host, writer & editor: Khensani Mohlatlole
Producer: Bongani Maseko for The Hyve AV