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Sofia, the last guardian of a quiet mountain corner For 80 years, a single woman lived in a remote inn high up in the Troodos mountains. Her parents passed away, her siblings left for the city, a...
Read more“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...
Read moreAs we traveled back through memory lane – to when our grandparents and parents consumed locally grown, fresh products or preserved homemade ingredients to use during different seasons – we decided ...
Read moreIn the author’s own words: This book began as a simple cookbook with recipes I wished to share with my friends, my family, and, most importantly, my children in order to honor our heritage and ...
Read moreLima 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...
Read moreGrowing 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...
Read moreBefore 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...
Read moreFood 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,...
Read moreI Read, I Write: The Photo Series Documenting Women's Journeys with Education in MENA The series, which has taken her around a flurry of Arab nations including Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, and Tunisia,...
Read moreBorn from her own experience, Laura Boushnak’s epic long term project celebrates the stories of women across Arab countries whose lives have been transformed by education. Interview by Eefje Ludw...
Read moreThe expression “Art is in the eyes of the beholder” certainly applies to the calligraphy and colorfully patterned art adorning the Middle Eastern cargo trucks photographed for this slim volume. Mah...
Read moreLaura Boushnak, I Read I Write JTF (just the facts): Published in 2019 by Rimal Books (here). Hardcover, 180 pages, with 75 color photographs. Includes a foreword by Hanan Al Shaykh, an introduct...
Read moreBOOK OF THE MONTH - March 2020 It is shocking that in the twenty-first century, women in the Arab world still struggle to learn how to read and write, basic skills central to life all over the worl...
Read moreHow photographer Laura Boushnak is celebrating Arab women challenging norms Palestinian photographer Laura Boushnak captures Arab women who are overcoming barriers to education “I got an educatio...
Read moreBook of the Month The Arab Architectural Renaissance in the Western Part of Occupied Jerusalem Three years of field study and literature review have culminated in The Arab Architectural Renaissan...
Read moreOn a journey to track down the artist responsible for Lebanon's truck art Photographer Falak Shawwa spent four years documenting the designs painted on vehicles all over the country. She tells us...
Read moreA love affair with the Middle East Windows on Interesting Times by Nicosia-based journalist Michael Jansen By Hermes Solomon Windows on Interesting Times, a new book by a veteran Mi...
Read moreA love affair with the Middle East Windows on Interesting Times by Nicosia-based journalist Michael Jansen By Hermes Solomon Windows on Interesting Times, a new book by a veteran Middle East jo...
Read moreLes champs multiples de Mimosa el-Arawi L’artiste de la semaine Son 3e opus, « Nawwara », vient de naître après huit longues années de gestation. L’artiste pluridisciplinaire y met son concentré d...
Read moreThreads of Identity – Widad Kamel Kawar Book Review - March 5, 2019 by Ansie As the title suggests, this is a book about identity. It is filled with personal stories, anecdotes, history and texti...
Read moreA STORY OF STORIES When I was a little girl, my parents gave me One Thousand and One Nights to read, and I was hooked on the Middle East for the rest of my life. Michael Jansen’s Windows on Intere...
Read moreIraqi architect Maath Alousi receives the 2018 Tamayouz Lifetime Achievement Award Iraqi architect, artist, and author Maath Alousi is the recipient of this year's Tamayouz Lifetime Achieve...
Read moreRimal- A promise of a better world one book at a time This post is about a gem of a publishing house called Rimal. I found it in one of my favorite events in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharjah...
Read moreInterview with Falak Shawwa – Rimal Books The Rimal Journey: In 1993, Rimal was the first independent publishing company to be established in Cyprus. Fo...
Read moreMichael Jansen on 50+ Years in the Turbulent Middle East In her talk to The Bray Heads Group and the lively discussion which followed it on 25 October, Michael Jansen drew on her experiences livin...
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