Nablus' soap - a potent symbol of Nabulsi identity - at the height of its popularity was exported to the Middle East, western Europe and beyond. However, restrictions have negatively contributed to ...

In every small Middle Eastern store or international grocery we walk into at home in the San Francisco Bay Area or anywhere across the country, my mother and I search for Saboun Nabulsi. We weave ...

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(File photo)A Palestinian worker holds soap pieces at the Touqan factory in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Oct. 8, 2012. The Touqan factory is one of the oldest manual factories in Nablus that ...

Dec. 7 (UPI) --The traditional practice of making a Palestinian soap is being inscribed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization as requiring "urgent safeguarding." ...

UNESCO has added the centuries-old tradition of Nabulsi soap-making to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Inside Jeff Bezos’s Rs 430 crore Venetian wedding: 90 jets, 30 water taxis, and more ...

In the heart of Nablus, a city that has weathered centuries of turmoil and resistance, there’s a quiet yet powerful tradition that has stood the test of time—Nabulsi soap. Recently, UNESCO recognized ...