Miko Peled

Avraham “Miko” Peled (Hebrewאברהם “מיקו” פלד, born 10 December 1961) is an Israeli-American activist, author, and karate instructor. He is author of the books The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,[1] published in 2012, and Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,[2] published in 2017. He is also an international speaker. Know more

The ancient fabric that no one knows how to make

Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back?

 

In late 18th-Century Europe, a new fashion led to an international scandal. In fact, an entire social class was accused of appearing in public naked.

The culprit was Dhaka muslin, a precious fabric imported from the city of the same name in what is now Bangladesh, then in Bengal. It was not like the muslin of today

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