Maha Al-Daya, the Gaza embroiderer who resists with needle and thread
- Posted on September 14, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
Maha Al-Daya, a Palestinian embroiderer now displaced in France, transforms survival into art by stitching evacuation maps into traditional textile designs. Her innovative approach combines ancient embroidery heritage with contemporary documentation, creating powerful visual narratives of displacement and resilience. Through needle and thread, she preserves Gaza's collective memory and bears witness to the humanitarian crisis affecting her homeland since late 2023.
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Maha Al-Daya, the Gaza embroiderer who resists with needle and thread
Now a refugee in France, Maha Al-Daya fled the bombings that have been striking the Palestinian enclave since October 2023. To preserve the experiences of Gaza's people, she uses an ancient embroidery technique to recreate the evacuation maps dropped by the Israeli army. It is an act of resistance and resilience, stitching the memory of her homeland into fabric.
