The side panels for Thobe (02) center the "Hypersonic Missile" motif, framed by a variation of the "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)". The top part includes the words "Hayhat" on the right side and "Minna Al Thila" on the left side. This is an homage to Imam Al Hussein (AS) who is quoted saying these words which translate to "Humiliation is Far from Us!".The Arabic calligraphy adopts the Kufi script and is designed by Palestinian designer Michael Jabareen.KES 5,400 = approx. EUR 36 or USD 4250% of the sales will be donated to Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Side Panel (02)

The side panels (or "banayeq") feature the "Hypersonic" missile surrounded by a variation of "The Flood" and the "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)" motifs. The "Dynamite Belt" tail continues around the thobe at the bottom. (You can also adapt them to be the sleeves and use the front panel motifs as side panels instead as shown in the image). 50% of the sales will be donated to Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Side Panel (01)

This sleeve design features a dramatic ending with the "Shawath" explosive device all around it, and the "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)" running along its length to the top.KES 4,800 = approx. EUR 32 or USD 3850% of the sales will go for Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Sleeve (01)

For Thobe (02) the sleeve is kept simple with the "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)" running up in one row, and ends with a variation of a part of "The Flood" motif around the edges of the sleeve.KES 4,800 = approx. EUR 32 or USD 3850% of the sales will go for Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Sleeve (02)

This front panel is dominated by the "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)" with a variation of the "Shawath Explosive Device" as the header triangle, and a footer design that goes around the whole thobe known as the "tail" of the thobe.KES 4,800 = approx. EUR 32 or USD 3850% of the sales will go for Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Front Panel (02)

The front panel (also known as "mwaris"), features "The Flood" motif surrounded by the "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)" border. The thobe has a "tail" part that goes all around at the bottom featuring the "Dynamite Belt"motif.KES 4,800 = approx. EUR 32 or USD 3850% of the sales will go for Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Front Panel (01)

A simple radaha for Thobe (02) that includes the same border design as the chest panel and a simple iteration of the "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)" motif. The design was kept intentionally simply as a different fabric was used for this part.KES 2,500 = approx. EUR 16 or USD 1950% of the sales will go for Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Radaha (02)

K for Karlo motif is centered in the radaha, the top part of the back of the thobe. The outer border is a continuation of the chest panel, while the inner border features the "YemeniBisbas (chilly)" motif.KES 4,800 = approx. EUR 32 or USD 3850% of the sales will go for Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Radaha (01)

Chest panel (01) features the "Shawath" explosive device in the middle, surrounded by "Yemeni Bisbas" (or chilly) and "Dynamite Belt" at its base. "The Flood" motif forms the inner border, and the outer border is a variation of the "Dynamite Belt". KES 5,400 = approx. EUR 36 or USD 4250% of the sales will be donated to Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Chest Panel (01)

Chest panel (02) adopts a triangular center with a version of the "Shawath Explosive Device", surrounded by "The Flood" motif that is paired with an amulet triangle for protection. It is then sandwiched between rows of "Dynamite Belt" motif, which also inspired the border design. The "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly)" is kept minimal here around the square which frames part of "The Flood" motif, which is placed to imitate a missile's head.KES 5,400 = approx. EUR 36 or USD 4250% of the sales will go for Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Chest Panel (02)

The back panel features the "shinyar", or bottom horizontal part, that mirrors the frontal chest panel by centering the "Shawath" explosive device, in a variation that imagines it opening up and exploding into the flood. 50% of the sales will be donated to Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Back Panel with Shinyar (01)

This back panel includes a dramatic shinyar that mirrors the chest panel, flipping "The Flood" motif and presenting it in a new variation. This motif houses a mountain of "Dynamite Belt" rows, below which parts of the sleeve are included and the "K for Karlo" rifle motif sits comfortably in the middle. The "Yemeni Bisbas (chilly" is naturally present at the bottom along with a base of "Dynamite Belt" followed by the base or "tail" pattern.KES 5,400 = approx. EUR 36 or USD 4250% of the sales will be donated to Gaza mutual aid.

The Flood Thobe: Back Panel with Shinyar (02)

If you would like to buy all of the designs for The Flood Thobe (02), here you can get all PDFs for a discounted overall price of KES 18,000 (EUR 119) instead of KES 28,300 (EUR 187).

All Designs in One Kit! The Flood Thobe (01)

All Designs in One Kit! The Flood Thobe (02)

Tatreez Gazaleh by Rasha was born in 2024, to honor the maternal figures of a Palestinian family that is rooted in its belonging to the land, its culture, its oral archive, visual history and present. Despite forceful displacement, tatreez will always return us to the land. It will always return us to Falastin.

The Flood Thobe Original Designs

By Tatreez Gazaleh