TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — In Tripoli’s Old City, young Libyans weave delicate patterns with threads of silver and gold to create traditional filigree jewelry — reviving an art almost lost through decades of dictatorship and war. “I hesitated at first for fear of failing because I’m young, but my mum encouraged me,” Zeglam said. AdvertisementThe institute’s founder, Abdelnasser Aboughress, said filigree jewelry was an ancient tradition in the North African country. Along with his father, for decades he worked in secret on jewelry for trusted clients. ‘People with passion’Student Fatima Boussoua hit out at the practice of selling old Libyan silver jewelry at cheap prices to be exported and then melted down.
