Palestinian ‘Nablusi’ soap inducted into UNESCO heritage list

Palestinian ‘Nablusi’ soap inducted into UNESCO heritage list

Nablusi, a traditional Palestinian soap, was inscribed into UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the UN agency announced on Tuesday.  The hand-crafted soap is made of three ingredients: olive oil, water, and lye, and practitioners make the soap shortly after the olive harvest.  Families add their unique stamp before packaging … Read more