An early pilot · A community project
QADIYA is an independent, noncommercial community project: an archive of Palestine’s history, built for the cause and open to everyone.
This is an early pilot. Its records were gathered with AI help from cited sources and are still being checked, so don’t rely on them yet, and tell us if something is wrong.
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Heritage · ARCHIVE RECORD
الكحل العربي
Kohl, a fine black powder worn as eyeliner, for beauty and for protection, made from natural ingredients that differ with the place; mostly women make it, and pass the knowledge to their daughters and granddaughters. It is a craft and a social practice of Bedouin and nomadic, rural, marshland and fishing communities in the Arab region, and also a remedy. UNESCO inscribed it in 2025 on the joint nomination of nine Arab states, the State of Palestine among them.
See it on the map →Arabic Kohl (Representative List, 2025) ↗
UNESCO · section: Description
Evidence version:unesco-ich-arabic-kohl:v1EVERY RECORD IS PART OF A LARGER STORY
HeritageArabic kohl is practised in PlacePalestine
Role: Among the nine states that nominated it; inscribed by UNESCO in 2025
Attributed to UNESCO.
Arabic Kohl (Representative List, 2025) ↗
UNESCO · supports · section: Submitting states: the State of Palestine among nine
Evidence version:unesco-ich-arabic-kohl:v1References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.