Maʿlūlā Skirt accessories and movement across what was

and movement across what was always one cultural region

Supply routes were cut off

Life continued because ordinary people made it continue

Together they stand in one continuous line

Whether carried as a statement accessory or displayed as functional art

Maʿlūlā Skirt accessories and movement across what wasThis skirt is named after Mall, a mountain village built into limestone cliffs northeast of Damascus. Mall is one of the few places in the world where Western Aramaic, the language once spoken across the region, is still used in daily life. Families there carried that language through conversation, prayer, and storytelling, passing it from parent to child for generations. In 2013, Mall was overtaken during the war. Homes and monasteries were damaged.