Paris, July 22, 2025 (AFP) - Gaza refugee artist in Paris embroiders 'pain' on canvas

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2025-07-22

In her new Paris home, Palestinian artist Maha Al-Daya pulled a needle and thread through material as news for war-torn Gaza blared in the background. "Before the war I used to embroider for happy occasions, but today I stitch away my pain," said the 41-year-old visual artist, who also paints. Daya, her husband and three children -- aged eight, 15 and 18 -- are among several hundreds of Palestinians to have been granted a visa to France since the......

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