> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: _Queen thanks Prisons Dept for helping to revive Royal Pahang Weave_. (2023). BERNAMA. https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2257702 > Date:: 2023-12-28 > Tags:: #warp #Malaysia #textiles > WeftLinks:: [[Social value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft plays an important role in prisons]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Queen Azizah of Malaysia introduced weaving into Malaysian prisons as a form of rehabilitation and support for a dying craft. ### Highlights [[Attachments/608d74ea99e967904263e20b4bda9f2f_MD5.jpeg|Open: Pasted image 20240102104124.png]] ![[Attachments/608d74ea99e967904263e20b4bda9f2f_MD5.jpeg]] - "In around 2004 and 2005, there were only 15 weavers in Pahang. For me, it was crucial; I said if nothing was done, the Royal Pahang Weave would just die." - "Fortunately, these prisoners can learn something that can uplift them when they get out, giving them hope that what they learn from prison can be a source of sustenance, and generate income one day. I ask you not to look down on people in prison," she said. - The 2023 Symphony of Love event attended by more than 800 guests was held with the strategic cooperation of the Malaysian Prisons Department, the Malaysian Correctional Foundation, the National Prihatin Foundation and the Association of Wives, Children and Women Members and Staff of the Malaysian Prisons Department (Persiap). - Icon of Love Award (Prison Inmate) to Mohd Rosli Zulkifli - Raja Mohamad who hails from Machang, Kelantan works at the Penor Prison and is an expert in producing the Royal Pahang Weave fabric as well as a certified skills programme trainer for weaving the 'daster' songket. - Mohd Rosli, who holds a certificate in songket weaving, had the honour of weaving the fabric for the outfit worn by Tunku Puteri Johor Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Ibrahim during her wedding in 2017, and creating Royal Pahang Weave shirts worn by country leaders in conjunction with the ASEAN SUMMIT 2015.