{"id":179,"date":"2021-04-18T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/2021\/04\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/"},"modified":"2021-04-18T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T12:33:00","slug":"covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid and Zaatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <a class=\"\n                sqs-block-image-link              \" href=\"https:\/\/www.fadikattan.com\/post\/tewfic-the-spice-master\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">          <\/p>\n<div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikattan.png\" alt=\"Orient Mills, on the right, has been providing Chef Kattan with his favorite zaatar for 20 years.\" \/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><figcaption>\n<h4 >Fadi Kattan<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/zaatar.jpg\" alt=\"Palestinian zaatar is made from  hyssop , sesame seeds and sumac.\" \/><figcaption>\n<p>My first symptom came upon me waking up one morning. I had an atrociously dry mouth and feared I was losing taste. Quickly, I put my taste buds to the test, trying some zaatar. For more than 20 years I have had the same delicious, pungent mix from Orient Spice Mills in Bethlehem. That day, the taste was disconcertingly unfamiliar&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> Already, I had been worried. Last month, after a year of caution, I had let my guard down just once and ended up coming into contact with someone who then tested positive for Covid-19. Sure enough, this terrible virus did not miss its chance. A few days after I had last tested negative, just long enough to let me doubt what had happened, it became clear I had been infected.<\/p>\n<p> After my second Covid test came back positive, I went into total isolation and the textbook symptoms started arriving alarmingly, one by one. The strangest by far was when I felt my already impaired sense of taste completely disappear over just a few minutes \u2014 quite as if I had been struck by some wicked, magical curse.<\/p>\n<p> In hindsight, it was darkly comical. On the very same day, I received some extra virgin olive oil samples to taste from the Olio Nuovo Days. I had been waiting for them so eagerly. It was as if Covid-19 was telling me, take a break!<\/p>\n<p> But at the time, I felt angry, disappointed, completely at a loss. In mourning, even. My senses of smell and taste were the essence of my passion and job, cooking. My joy in life. <\/p>\n<p>                  <a\n              class=\"\n                sqs-block-image-link              \"\n              href=\"https:\/\/www.fadikattan.com\/\"          >          <\/p>\n<div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/fadikattanchef.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Fadi Kattan at his restaurant in Bethlehem.\" \/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><figcaption>\n<p>At first, I could not accept what had happened and tried to fight back. I worked through the strongest flavors I use in my kitchen to see if I could detect anything: the sharp acidity of a lemon from a tree in my garden, the intense, sticky, sweetness of dibes \u2014 grape molasses \u2014 and a fiery home-made shatta (chili sauce) that I hide on the top shelf of my fridge.<\/p>\n<p> This was when my sensory memory started playing tricks on me, giving me the false sense that I could still taste things. Sometimes \u2014 as in the case of the shatta \u2014 I could still feel a burning reaction in my throat and stomach.<\/p>\n<p> While, rationally, I knew that I was extremely lucky to have a relatively mild case of Covid-19, mostly fatigue, aches and fever, it is hard to describe how frightening it was \u2014 especially as a chef \u2014to lose my taste and smell.<\/p>\n<p> Inevitably, I started reading frantically about others who had not regained their ability to smell months after they had recovered from the virus.&nbsp;There were awful stories of some who were left only able to detect a metallic taste similar to blood.<\/p>\n<p> My coping strategy was to refocus on the things I could still identify: the textures. The difference between a creamy labaneh and a hard nabulsi cheese, the difference between a lamb stew and braised lamb, the difference between maftoul and freekeh.<\/p>\n<p> The whole experience for me, as for so many others, was a rollercoaster ride. I kept thinking I had tasted something, brooding on the prospects if I did not regain the senses essential for my work\u2026I kept imagining the worst scenarios. On reflection, I think this is the worst aspect about mild cases of Covid-19 \u2014 once you have passed the threshold of safety \u2014 each &#8220;attack&#8221; on your system is sudden and mentally challenging.<\/p>\n<p> I found myself describing at length to people over the phone and social media what it felt like, how disoriented I was.&nbsp;And my slightly hypochondriac imagination would propel me into those scenarios where I would never regain the sense of smell and taste. What would I do? How would I ever be able to cook again? How would I be able to taste and source produce? How would I be able to develop recipes? I could always have someone I trust to taste the food \u2014 I already do this to make sure seasoning is correct, but how would I be able to re-create the tastes that are my culinary identity?<\/p>\n<p> Religiously, throughout this ordeal, I would still have olive oil and zaatar every morning, until one morning, I tasted something. Not exactly the rich flavors of the tangy zaatar mix from Orient Mills but something, a touch of the spiciness, a hint of the fragrance. I rushed once again to gather a variety of different tastes: zaatar leaves, sumac, salty crackers, rosemary, tomatoes, olive oil. All have strong distinctive tastes but to my disappointment only zaatar had cut through this strange numbness!<\/p>\n<p> Now a few weeks later, my situation has continued to improve gradually. My taste and smell are almost fully back but I still return to that delicious zaatar mix for a measure \u2014 to see if I can now distinguish the distinct flavors in the rich blend of zaatar leaves and sumac. Meanwhile, I look at the beautiful, golden extra virgin olive oil samples from fabulous producers across the Northern hemisphere telling them: &#8220;Very soon, my taste buds will be worthy of tasting you!&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re a chef, losing your sense of smell and taste threatens your entire way of life. Chef Fadi Kattan on overcoming Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,51],"tags":[334,453,1301,1853],"coauthors":[1941],"class_list":["post-179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-my-favorite-things","category-tmr-weekly","tag-bethlehem","tag-cooking","tag-palestinian-cuisine","tag-zaatar","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Covid and Zaatar - The Markaz Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Covid and Zaatar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When you&#039;re a chef, losing your sense of smell and taste threatens your entire way of life. Chef Fadi Kattan on overcoming Covid-19.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Markaz Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-18T12:33:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"894\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fadi Kattan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fadi Kattan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ella Shohat\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5463d7589a126dcdfc85d053ed698c24\"},\"headline\":\"Covid and Zaatar\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-18T12:33:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":856,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Bethlehem\",\"cooking\",\"Palestinian cuisine\",\"zaatar\"],\"articleSection\":[\"My Favorite Things\",\"TMR Weekly\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/\",\"name\":\"Covid and Zaatar - The Markaz Review\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-18T12:33:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png\",\"width\":894,\"height\":640,\"caption\":\"exc-607c272486015c6f61c6e19d\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Covid and Zaatar\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Markaz Review\",\"description\":\"Literature and Arts from the Center of the World\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Markaz Review\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/cropped-New-2023-TMR-Logo-500-pix.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/cropped-New-2023-TMR-Logo-500-pix.jpg\",\"width\":473,\"height\":191,\"caption\":\"The Markaz Review\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5463d7589a126dcdfc85d053ed698c24\",\"name\":\"Ella Shohat\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2cd45f752136a81c626ccd52c11f0f6d6f6abd062e1dec04deeaeedf8720e4e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g35197a7a06b082c24c5d18eee68b3e6e\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2cd45f752136a81c626ccd52c11f0f6d6f6abd062e1dec04deeaeedf8720e4e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2cd45f752136a81c626ccd52c11f0f6d6f6abd062e1dec04deeaeedf8720e4e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ella Shohat\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themarkaz.org\\\/oldsite\\\/author\\\/ellashohat\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Covid and Zaatar - The Markaz Review","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Covid and Zaatar","og_description":"When you're a chef, losing your sense of smell and taste threatens your entire way of life. Chef Fadi Kattan on overcoming Covid-19.","og_url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/","og_site_name":"The Markaz Review","article_published_time":"2021-04-18T12:33:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":894,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Fadi Kattan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Fadi Kattan","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/"},"author":{"name":"Ella Shohat","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/5463d7589a126dcdfc85d053ed698c24"},"headline":"Covid and Zaatar","datePublished":"2021-04-18T12:33:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/"},"wordCount":856,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png","keywords":["Bethlehem","cooking","Palestinian cuisine","zaatar"],"articleSection":["My Favorite Things","TMR Weekly"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/","url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/","name":"Covid and Zaatar - The Markaz Review","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png","datePublished":"2021-04-18T12:33:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png","width":894,"height":640,"caption":"exc-607c272486015c6f61c6e19d"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/covid-and-zaatar-fadi-kattan\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Covid and Zaatar"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#website","url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/","name":"The Markaz Review","description":"Literature and Arts from the Center of the World","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#organization","name":"The Markaz Review","url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-New-2023-TMR-Logo-500-pix.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-New-2023-TMR-Logo-500-pix.jpg","width":473,"height":191,"caption":"The Markaz Review"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/5463d7589a126dcdfc85d053ed698c24","name":"Ella Shohat","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2cd45f752136a81c626ccd52c11f0f6d6f6abd062e1dec04deeaeedf8720e4e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g35197a7a06b082c24c5d18eee68b3e6e","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2cd45f752136a81c626ccd52c11f0f6d6f6abd062e1dec04deeaeedf8720e4e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2cd45f752136a81c626ccd52c11f0f6d6f6abd062e1dec04deeaeedf8720e4e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ella Shohat"},"url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/author\/ellashohat\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/orientmillsinbethlehemzaatarstoryfadikatten.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}