Regional Geography
The Law Reports of Palestine
Arab Summit Conference and The Palestine Problem
Degrees of Reading
The Official Statistics Bulletin
Of Life and Manners
"Of Life and Manners," written by Salemeh Moussa, the owner and the editor of "Al Jadeeda Magazine". The book was published by the magazine in 1930 and is a compilation of short essays that Moussa had earlier published in a weekly magazine issued in Cairo. The book is 190 pages long.
You can view the book through this link
Bracelet
Silver bracelet with round protrusions resembling breasts; the bracelet was worn to indicate that the woman wearing it was breast-feeding. The bracelet is made in the 'tarmeel' method, a local jewellery manufacturing method. At one hinge there is a red bead. The bracelet also has a lock and key with a piece of metal resembling a coin on its upper end.
Qladat hijab necklace
Necklace consisting of a thick chain decorated with red amber beads and silver spheres. It carries an engraved cylindrical silver handcrafted hijab, also known as a khiyara, or an amulet within which would be placed a piece of paper inscribed with prayers or Quranic verses, whose invocation was believed capable of driving evil away or exorcising evil spirits from a possessed person.
Braided Egyptian bracelet
A broad handcrafted bracelet of high-calibre silver consisting of five parts, including two unengraved edges and three braided middle sections, two thin and one thick. The bracelet bears a stamp that determines the quality of silver. It was widespread in the Naqab desert, and its design was influenced by European bracelets.
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