By Laura Brehaut National Post Salma Hage hooked me with her baba ganoush – smooth, garlicky, and most definitely moreish. She reeled me in with her other mezze classics: fava bean and mint falafel; sweet potato kibbeh; and beets with labneh (a tart, strained yogurt cheese). The Lebanese cook focuses entirely on the meatless in … Continued
Michael H. Hodges Detroit News Visitors to Michigan’s three national parks this summer are in for a treat. In addition to the wonders of nature, they might also get an unexpected dose of literature. In a highly unusual collaboration, the National Park Service posted nature poems by Egyptian-American poet and artist Moheb Soliman at various … Continued
By Orly Noy +972 Magazine In the 1950s thousands of babies, children of mostly Yemenite immigrants to lsrael, were allegedly taken away from their parents and given up for adoption to Ashkenazi families. Now an investigative report by Haaretz reveals dozens of Ashkenazi children also disappeared, arguing that the crime was not racially motivated. On Friday morning, … Continued
PRLEAP.COM Kibbee ‘n’ Spice and Everything Nice: Popular and Easy Recipes for the Lebanese and American Family, a new book by Janet Kalush, has been released by J Lorraine Co. The goal of Kibbee ‘n’ Spice is to make Lebanese cooking accessible to everyone. For Lebanese-Americans who want to get in touch with their heritage, … Continued
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer “How can a white man enslave my land? How can he enslave my yesterday and tomorrow? I am black and Africa is for me, not the intruding foreigner.” So wrote the poet, Muhammad Al-Fituri in his book, Aghani Ifriqiya (The Songs … Continued
BY: Mary Elbanna/Contributing Writer Mahmoud Darwish (1941 – 2008) is an award-winning Palestinian poet born in the village al-Birweh in Galilee, Palestine. When Darwish was six, he and his family were forced to flee Palestine as refugees during the start of the Israeli occupation and relocated to southern Lebanon. Shortly after, his family returned to … Continued
BY MLYNXQUALEY ArabLit.org Many of the books on the list of Middle Eastern Literature for Middle School are excellent works — my eldest child, for instance, gives a thumbs-up to Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Where the Streets Had a Name. However, the list, like most of books recommended for young readers, includes almost entirely texts written in English. There are … Continued
Habib Shwayri left Lebanon for the United States, settled in Louisiana, and defied the odds to build a clothing empire and make a fortune. That journey and the transformative ripple effect it had are the subject of “Beirut on the Bayou.” By Bernard Shusman Voice of America A mainstay in Lebanon for more than five … Continued
By NOE TANIGAWA Hawaii Public Radio Naomi Shihab Nye is in residence at Shangri La, July-August 2016. Her poems and short stories have appeared in journals and reviews throughout North America, Europe, and the Middle and Far East. She has traveled to the Middle East and Asia for the United States Information Agency promoting international … Continued
by Nick Harman
Foodepedia
Another day and yet another cookbook endorsed with a gushing front cover quote from Yotam Ottolenghi, how does he find the time to read so many?
Well never mind the log-rolling, this is indeed a very good book, which actually dates from 2013 before the mini craze for Middle Eastern cooking got off the blocks. This is the paperback version from the woman who has championed this cooking through her blog Dirty Kitchen Secrets for over ten years. She was also once Miss Lebanon, so also she has the looks that never hinder a career in food.
I personally love Middle Eastern cooking, although I can live without the great hunks of meat and I am not talking about Mr. Lebanon. For me the vegetable and mezze dishes win out over skewers of lamb.
This a book that combines recipes and culture, dishes learnt from her grandmother and stories from her parents and aunts and blend classic and contemporary to great effect for plenty of tempting Lebanese dishes as well as Moroccan and Persian too.
So we have Moroccan Fish Tagine with Preserved Lemons, Lebanese Lamb Shanks with Butterbeans and Tomatoes and a Persian Chicken, Walnut and Pomegranate Stew. An Egyptian Spiced Bread Pudding looks very interesting.
Smaller dishes are where many people fall in love with Middle Eastern food and here we have Tuna Tartare with Chermoula and Sumac-Scented Chicken Parcels and Cardamom-Scented Profiteroles and Ma’amoul Shortbread Cookies.
Vegetarians are never disappointed in Middle Eastern restaurants and dishes here such as smoky aubergine and split pea stew and mixed bean and herb noodle soup are surprising finds and sure to please. While fish eaters can feast on monkfish tagine with chermoula.
This is a book to excite the senses with vibrant colours, exotic spices, the waft of warm air and the frantic sound of busy market places.
Source: www.foodepedia.co.uk
BY: Barbara Nimri Aziz/Contributing Writer BNimri Aziz is a NY-based anthropologist and journalist; the founder of Radius of Arab American Writers, Inc. She was producer and host of RadioTahrir broadcast over Pacifica WBAI radio in NY for 24 years. She can be reached at info@radiotahrir.org, or her webpage where you can also find other features. A … Continued
By Marcia Lynx Qualey Lithub.com On your local bookshop shelves, you’re not likely to find much literature translated from the original Arabic. You are likely to find what scholar Lila Abu-Lughod has called the “saving Muslim women” memoirs: titles characterized by themes of “coercion and lack of consent, absence of choice, and unfreedom.” To jog your memory, … Continued
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