Dana Arbib and Farah Malik’s lives have long been intertwined with
social justice, humanitarian work and accessories. After Farah’s work at
a human rights education non-profit organization and Dana’s close
connection to her father’s extensive philanthropy work, it was a natural
fit that any path they took would be charged with a social edict. Dana
and Farah—the former a Libyan Jew and the latter a Pakistani
Muslim—decided to put their love of accessories to good use for both the
consumer and the artisan. The resulting fashion line,
A Peace Treaty,
began in 2008 with the goal to highlight the often under-appreciated
work of hand-crafting cultures in politically unstable regions of the
world.
“When we started in 2008, there was a growing understanding of
eco-fashion but still not very much emphasis or attention was placed on
the human rights implications in fashion production,” Dana said. “A
Peace Treaty is a social business setting up sustainable projects to
revitalize cottage industries and family businesses at risk of closing
down, but it also imparts knowledge, attitude change and a long-term
readjustment within consumer culture and behavior.”
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