Jamila

Knitters

Jamila

Cemile is from the village of Qemervan in Qebele region and is a part of the Lezgi people group. Cemile is 45 years old and has 2 children.  She became a grandmother at 43 years old and likes to spend her money on her granddaughter.  She learned how to knit...

Mensure

Mensure lives in the Qebele region and is a part of the Lezgi people group. Mensure is 58 years old.  She lives together with her two sons and their wives and 4 children all in one house.  She is a loving grandmother and helps keep the peace between her two sons...

Ilhama

Ilhama is a sweet woman, who lives a quiet life as a house wife in the region of Qebele. When she married, she moved into her husband’s house, and took up residence with his parents. Over time, her mother-in-law taught her how to knit. They enjoyed knitting together and passing...

Zemfira

Zemfira is from the village of Imamqulukend in the region of Gusar and a part of the Lezgi people group. She has four children and two of her daughters are married and have children. She has a younger son at home which she is paying for him to have tutors...