In Tripoli's Old City, young Libyans weave delicate patterns with threads of silver and gold to create traditional filigree jewellery -- reviving an art almost lost through decades of dictatorship and war. Moamer Kadhafi's policies led to an abrupt halt in generations of tradition now being revived in Libya / © AFP"I love it," Zeglam said. The institute's founder, Abdelnasser Aboughress, said filigree jewellery was an ancient tradition in the North African country. - 'People with passion' -Student Fatima Boussoua hit out at the practice of selling old Libyan silver jewellery at cheap prices to be exported then melted down. He hopes that with enough resources, he will one day be able to set up a string of other workshops across Libya.
