Her Majesty launches the 23rd Annual Jordan Rivers Handicrafts Exhibition

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On Tuesday April 2nd, Her Majesty Queen Rania visited the Jordan Rivers Handicrafts Exhibitions where she launched their 23rd annual and introduce a new collection of items by the Jordan River Foundation (JRF).

During her tour of the exhibition, Her Majesty was accompanied by JRF Director General, Enaam Barrishi, she viewed this year’s collection of home furnishings, gift items, wall hangings, rugs, cushions, and fashion accessories.


Held at the new Jordan River Designs showroom, the exhibition features a wide range of hand-made items celebrating the traditional and contemporary arts of rural and nomadic Jordan, created by female artisans from local communities.

To date, JRF’s social enterprise projects have empowered more than 3,000 women and their families, granting them year-round technical and entrepreneurial training through Bani Hamidah Designs, Al Karma Embroidery, and Wadi Al Rayan Designs. 

Drawing inspiration from natural landscapes, Islamic geometric motifs, Arabic calligraphy, the gundelia plant, and the ancient city of Petra, the handicrafts incorporate a wide range of techniques, including needlework, embroidery, photography, printmaking, and the use of new media.

The launch of the exhibition was also attended by JRF’s Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Amin Khleifat, and a number of supporters of JRF and Jordan River Designs, including major donor Sheikh Bahaa Hariri.

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