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Aramco World

“Before starting to write about food and traditions of Gaza, my home, I had a mixture of feelings: happiness, nostalgia, and laughter; yet also deep sadness.”  — A Taste of Gaza To write about foo...

TWiP Book of the Month

Lima Shawa cites recipes for Gaza specialties as well as for dishes cooked and consumed by Palestinians outside Gaza and Arabs elsewhere. She describes Gaza through its weddings, Ramadan observance...

MEMO Review

Growing up, taking a zeit and za’atar sandwich to school for lunch was not cool, nor was my humous and falafel sandwich. The delicious food my grandmothers, mother and aunts made wasn’t something I...

THIS WEEK IN PALESTINE

Before Israel’s 1948 war of establishment, Gaza was a gateway to the Levant for both armies and civilians travelling northwards from Egypt and a crossroads for those turning eastwards toward the Ar...

THE GULF TODAY

Food for Thought Coffee is just one of the gifts the Arabs have given to the world. Cultivated and consumed in Yemen in the 15th century, the beverage gave birth to coffee houses where patrons met,...