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On the Streets of Santiago: a Culture of Wine and Empanadas

On the Streets of Santiago: a Culture of Wine and Empanadas

Contributing editor Francisco Letelier writes from the streets of Chile's capital where the future is just beginning.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Farah Abdessamad
Not Just Any Rice: Persian Kateh over Chelo

Not Just Any Rice: Persian Kateh over Chelo

Maryam Mortaz, in a translation by Salar Abdoh, remembers the favored rice of her Iranian childhood.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Maryam Mortaz
Medieval Egyptian and Modern Iraqi Recipes for Ramadan

Medieval Egyptian and Modern Iraqi Recipes for Ramadan

Distinguished cookery author Nawal Nasrallah recommends three recipes to help hydrate and eat during the month of fasting.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Nawal Nasrallah
Torsheedeh: The Significance of Being a Sour Iranian Woman

Torsheedeh: The Significance of Being a Sour Iranian Woman

Parisa Parnian aka the Savage Muse of Los Angeles, recalls the moment of her youthful liberation.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Anna Lekas Miller
Green Almonds in Ramallah

Green Almonds in Ramallah

Palestinian-Californian cook and author Wafa Shami ecstatically recalls the youthful joy of eating green almonds.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Brahim El Guabli
Ma’moul: Toward a Philosophy of Food

Ma’moul: Toward a Philosophy of Food

Bethlehem chef and writer Fadi Kattan muses on the philosophy of food and faith, choosing local tradition over...

15 APRIL 2022 • By Ella Shohat
Recipe for a Good Life: a Poem

Recipe for a Good Life: a Poem

British Iranian sound artist Fari Bradley has sorted out the important things in life.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Mehnaz Afridi
Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian Family Dinners in London

Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian Family Dinners in London

London-based journalist Layla Maghribi recalls her family dinners in Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian culinary traditions.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Fari Bradley
Nowruz and The Sins of the New Day

Nowruz and The Sins of the New Day

Guest columnist Maha Tourbah considers the advent of the Spring Equinox, Zoroastrian Nowruz and hopes for peace.

21 MARCH 2022 • By Micaela Amateau Amato
Music in the Middle East: Bring Back Peace

Music in the Middle East: Bring Back Peace

Our music columnist Melissa Chemam, disturbed by the war in Ukraine, makes the link between Odesa and Beirut...

21 MARCH 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Desire and the Palestinian Kitchen

Desire and the Palestinian Kitchen

A take on desire from a masterful cook and Bethlehem chef, Fadi Kattan.

15 MARCH 2022 • By Ella Shohat
Your Wish is My Command: A Concierge’s Story

Your Wish is My Command: A Concierge’s Story

A young Arab American concierge working at the iconic Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills recalls what it was...

15 MARCH 2022 • By Gilbert Achcar
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