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Welcome to the Zay Initiative Directory.

Your unique guide to specialists** and institutions** who are connected to Arab Dress, Heritage, and Culture. Be it an Academic Institution, Author/Journalist/Writer, Consultant, Crafter, Curator, Designer, Historian, Museum / Exhibition, Photographer, Product supplier, Publication or Translator

If you would like to join our ever-growing directory please click here to be listed. Introductory offer for a 15 month listing for the price of 12.  For more information please contact our COO, Emma Farmer at emma@thezay.org

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
ARTIST
BOOKS
CURATORS
CONSULTANTS
DESIGNERS
PHOTOGRAPHERS
PRODUCT SUPPLIERS
TRANSLATORS
WRITERS
TOURISM
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Art + Art History
UTA A+AH is committed to offering our students inclusive, innovative, and inspiring engagements with art and cultural histories. We are proud to offer courses on the Arab World and Islamic cultures. At UTA, students can earn a BA in Art History with a Museum Studies minor or studio art, graphic design, or MFA degrees from internationally recognized faculty. Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, UTA has an incredibly diverse student body, ranking as one of the top five most diverse universities in the US. This diversity is our strength. We welcome interested students and partners to join our community!

Contact:
Email: leah.mccurdy@uta.edu
website: https://www.uta.edu/art/undergraduate/art

ARTIST
BOOKS
Name of Book
AUTHOR
SOURCE

Paint it, Black

Jolanda Bos

www.wearableheritage.com

www.ancientbeadwork.com

www.blikvelduitgevers.nl

Wearable Heritage

Jolanda Bos

Le Khôl. Le secret d’un regard envoûtant venu d’Orient

The Musée International de la Perfumerie in Grasse, in southern France, hosts an exhibition on kohl containers in the winter of 2021-2022: Le Khôl. Le secret d’un regard envoûtant venu d’Orient. The exhibition is accompanied by a concise publication in magazine format, in which various authors provide background information on this elaborate private collection

https://bedouinsilver.com/le-khol/

https://www.faton-beaux-livres.com/livre/khol.52830.php

Traditional Costumes of Saudi Arabia: The Mansoojat Foundation Collection

Hamida Alireza (Author, Editor), Richard Wilding (Author, Editor)

www.amazon.co.uk/Traditional-Costumes-Saudi-Arabia-Foundation

Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba

Marjorie Ransom

Available on the Book Depository & Amazon

Eastern Treasures

Oytun Camcigli

www.amazon.co.uk/Eastern-Treasures-Ottoman-Turkoman-Jewellery

Dressed with Distinction: Garments from Ottoman Syria

Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood (Author), Joanna Barrkman (Author)

www.amazon.co.uk/Dressed-Distinction-Garments-Ottoman-Syria

Mummified: The Stories Behind Egyptian Mummies in Museums

Angela Steinne

www.amazon.co.uk/Mummified-Stories-Egyptian-Mummies-Museums

Textiles a World Tour: Discovering Traditional Fabrics & Patterns

Catherine Legrand

www.amazon.co.uk/Textiles-Discovering-Traditional-Fabrics-Patterns

Shiyanthi Thavapalan

The-Meaning-of-Color-in-Ancient-Mesopotamia-by-Shiyanthi-Thavapalan

ANAT and her hero BAAL, The Embroidery Pattern Language of the Levent

Heike Weber

Not available yet

Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie: Intimacy and Design

Rana Salam

www.amazon.com/Books-Rana-Salam

Fit for a Queen: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s Creations by Balmain

Melissa Leventon

www.amazon.co.uk/Fit-Queen-Melissa-Leventon

Reveal and Conceal: Dress in Contemporary Egypt

Andrea Rugh

www.amazon.co.uk/Reveal-Conceal-Contemporary-Issues-Middle

Desert Silver: Nomadic and Traditional Silver Jewellery form the Middle East and North Africa

Sigrid van Roode

www.amazon.com/Sigrid-van-Roode

The Oldest Cuisine in the World – Cooking in Mesopotamia

Jean Bottero

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780226067346?gC=

Treasures from the Royal Tombs of UR

Edited by Richard L. Zettler and Lee Horne University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Published 1998 ISBN 0-92-417155-3 (paperback version)

www.amazon.co.uk/Treasures-Royal-Tombs-Richard-Zettler

Sultani: Traditions Renewed. Changes in women’s traditional dress In the United Arab Emirates during the reign of the late Shaykh Zâyid Bin Sultan Âl Nahyân, 1966-2004

Dr. Reem Tariq el Mutwalli

thezay.org/shop/sultani-traditions-renewed

Sadaqah

Dr. Reem Tariq el Mutwalli

thezay.org/shop/sadaqah

Qasr Al Husn: Architectural survey of forts and fortifications in Abu Dhabi

Dr. Reem Tariq el Mutwalli

thezay.org/shop/qasr-al-husn

Reemiyat

Dr. Reem Tariq el Mutwalli

thezay.org/shop/reemiyat-childrens-book-series

CURATORS

Bedouin Silver

Sigrid van Roode is a jewellery historian specializing in traditional jewellery from North Africa and Southwest Asia. Her work focuses on the capacities of jewellery as heritage; jewellery is more than just adornment, it is a cultural and historical source in itself. She is the author of several books on jewellery and works with museums, private collections and institutions such as The Zay Initiative.

Her company Bedouin Silver provides services such as jewellery identification and attribution, collection research, exhibition conceptualizing and guest curatorship, as well as outreach through written publications (digital and printed), lectures and teaching.1

Contact:

Website: sigridvanroode@bedouinsilver.com

www.bedouinsilver.com

Based in The Netherlands and works worldwide.

CONSULTANTS

Chameleon
Chameleon’s clients include The Zay Initiative, where Emma consults as Strategic Advisor & most recently has been given the title of COO. Over the last 18 months through her passion, Emma has helped the Zay Initiative navigate through the pandemic, launching a very successful Webinar Series.

Contact:
Emma Farmer
Phone: +971 55 444 1983
Email: emma@justchameleon.com
Website: www.justchameleon.com
Middle East

Orchard Point Limited

Catherine (Cat) Bibby joined The Zay Initiative team as Events and Marketing Manager in 2020, bringing with her over 10 years of experience managing and coordinating projects and events in both the corporate and art worlds. She is the Founder and Director of Orchard Point Limited, providing Event & Project Management services to small creative businesses.

Having worked in project teams in the cultural and museum industries, and in the collections department at the V&A museum in London, Cat shares her passion for sustaining the legacy of heritage, art, and collections. Cat organised the British Antiques Dealers’ Association annual Art Fair In London which was an internationally renowned Art Fair, and many other engaging and successful events. Cat is also a certified virtual events planner and organises our Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion series.

 

Contact:

Email: catherine.prideaux@orchardpoint.co.uk

The Zay Initiative

Dr Reem El Mutwalli, Founder of The Zay Initiative is a published author, lead curator and public
speaker. With over 30 years of experience, she is an expert consultant in Islamic art and
architecture, interior design, historic dress and UAE heritage.

Since the early 1980s, at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, she has been contributing to the
establishment of cultural & art departments; advising on museum displays, leading and driving
projects, hosting seminars, undertaking cultural tasks of different capacities, and curating
exhibitions.

Dr. El Mutwalli has also worked in an advisory capacity alongside cultural institutions, world-renowned
auction houses, and VIP art collectors while maintaining her private costume workshop
and interior design consultancy.

The Zay Initiative
A non-profit, UK registered initiative advancing the preservation of cultural heritage through the
collection, documentation and digital archiving of Arab historical attire and their stories. Our goal is
to empower and sustain global cross-cultural dialogue to inspire creative minds.

Contact:
Email: info@thezay.org
Website: https://thezay.org/about-zay/

DESIGNERS
PHOTOGRAPHERS
PRODUCT SUPPLIERS

Blushed Flowers
Flowers & Events consultant: Involved in the events industry in Dubai for more than 17 years, arranged and managed many events, specialized with Luxury events ( floral, setups, management … )
Finder and manager of both Mesopotamia Flower LLC ( & Blushed Flowers ( Online & Tutorial )

10Contact:
Website: www.blushedflowers.com
Email: Nadine@mesopotamiaflower.com

TRANSLATORS
WRITERS

Ansie van der Walt
A textile writer specialising in writing about cultural textiles and textiles in fine art. I regularly contribute to a range of textile, craft, and cultural publications including my own platform, The Fabric Thread website, and podcast where we share stories about cultural textiles, textiles in fine art, textile travel, and textile books.

Contact:
Email: ansie@thefabricthread.com
Website: https://thefabricthread.com/

The Fabric Thread Podcast

TOURISM

Textile Tour Operator

A textile writer specialising in writing about cultural textiles and textiles in fine art. I regularly contribute to a range of textile, craft, and cultural publications including my own platform, The Fabric Thread website, and podcast where we share stories about cultural textiles, textiles in fine art, textile travel, and textile books.

Contact:

Email: shila@eyhotours.com

Website: www.eyhotours.com

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**We at the Zay Initiative, whilst we have worked with many of the companies and organisations, by listing them on our Directory we cannot be held accountable for their products or services.