ABOUT US
WHO IS DIBWANI?
OUR NAME COMES FROM OUR HOMETOWN IN PALESTINE'S WEST BANK, DEIR DIBWAN. WE BELIEVE THAT FASHION CAN BE A POWERFUL VOICE FOR CHANGE. WE BEGAN OUR VENTURE IN HOPES TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND RAISE MONEY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. OUR PALESTINIAN-INSPIRED APPAREL CELEBRATES THE BEAUTY, RESILIENCE, AND RICH CULTURE OF PALESTINE, WHILE ALSO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE PROUD TO DONATE A PORTION OF OUR PROFITS TO SUPPORT VITAL HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN PALESTINE, HELPING TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER THOSE IN NEED.
EVERY PIECE OF CLOTHING WE DESIGN CARRIES A STORY OF HOPE, HERITAGE, AND SOLIDARITY. BY WEARING OUR APPAREL, YOU JOIN US IN RAISING AWARENESS AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT, ONE PURCHASE AT A TIME. TOGETHER, WE CAN KEEP THE SPIRIT OF PALESTINE ALIVE THROUGH FASHION AND PHILANTHROPY. EVERY MONTH WE PLEDGE TO DONATE AT LEAST 10% OF EACH PURCHASE TO HUMANITARIAN AID FOR PALESTINE, OR OTHER COUNTRIES FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES.
THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH US.
MEET THE FOUNDERS
WE ARE A COMPANY FOUNDED BY FOUR PALESTINIAN COUSINS WHO WANTED TO INCORPORATE A STRONGER MESSAGE IN OUR STREETWEAR CLOTHING. AFTER SOME OF US EXPERIENCING RACISM, HATE, AND PREJUDICE IN OUR DAILY LIVES, WE WANTED TO START THIS BUSINESS AS A WAY TO EDUCATE THOSE WHO ARE IGNORANT TO THE OPPRESSION OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
OUR NAMES ARE AMJAD HUSEIN, BASIL HUSSEIN, NAZEH HUSSEIN, AND DIYA TAHA. AFTER SEEING HOW MUCH BOYCOTTS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WE SET OUT TO START A BRAND THAT SHED LIGHT ON REAL-WORLD ISSUES.
AMJAD HUSEIN
AMJAD, A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, HAD THE IDEA OF MAKING THIS BRAND INTO REALITY AFTER BEING INSPIRED BY OTHER BRANDS HE SAW. HE WANTED TO INCORPORATE A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAT WOULD BRING LIGHT AND INSPIRE CONVERSATION ON A TOUCHY SUBJECT FOR MANY AND BEGAN BY STARTING THE FIRST DESIGN. AMJAD IS THE HEAD OF MARKETING AND DESIGN AND THE CO-FOUNDER OF DIBWANI.
BASIL AND NAZEH HUSSEIN
BASIL AND NAZEH ARE TWIN BROTHERS WHO ALSO HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE TO START; HOWEVER, THEY WANTED TO INCORPORATE THEIR IDEAS AND DEVELOP A COMPANY IN WHICH THEY COULD FUNNEL THEIR ENERGY INTO FOR THE GREATER GOOD. AFTER JUST ENTERING COLLEGE, THEY REALIZED HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IGNORANT TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN PALESTINE, WHICH MOTIVATED THEM FURTHER TO PURSUE THIS PROJECT. BASIL AND NAZEH ARE IN CHARGE OF ALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND ARE CO-FOUNDERS OF DIBWANI.
DIYA TAHA
FINALLY, DIYA, WHO KNEW MORE ABOUT ONLINE STORES BUT HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO START WITH CLOTHING, HELPED THE TEAM SET UP THE ONLINE PART OF DIBWANI. HIS SKILLS MADE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR MESSAGE AND PRODUCTS WITH MORE PEOPLE. DIYA IS THE HEAD OF ONLINE OPERATIONS AND THE CO-FOUNDER OF DIBWANI.
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ALL OF US, BEING COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WANTING TO PURSUE PRESTIGIOUS CAREERS IN LAW, BUSINESS, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE, DECIDED TO TAKE INITIATIVE. THIS COMPANY NOT ONLY COULD BE A MAJOR STEPPING STONE FOR OUR FUTURE CAREERS BUT ALSO A WAY TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT MORE.
WITH EACH PURCHASE, WE PROMISE TO DONATE AT LEAST 10% OF OUR PROFITS MONTHLY TO PALESTINIAN RELIEF FUNDS.