Everyone needs to smile and to forget things that can cause stress and heart ache. And I cant think of any people more in need of this then the Gazan People. After the 3 wars that they have seen and endured and the massacre of the last summer, their children are being left with scars so deep that they are suffering incredibly high delayed traumas and psychological breakdowns.
Read MoreHaving friends who you have not seen in years doesn't mean that they don't support you. I thin I haven't seen Danielle Newnham in 20 years, but she has been supporting me as have other girls I went to school with from Queens College. Our whole year turned out to be extremely artistic and very strong and vocal.
Read MoreThese kids in this video are amazing. They are on the ground in Gaza. They are telling it like it is. No hiding no faffing around. But they are making it cultured. They know who Banksy is. They sing Hip Hop and on top of that a girl is doing it. She is cool and contemporary.
Read MoreI have not seen Open Bethlehem, but if the reviews are anything to go by then it seems to be one of those films/documentaries that should not be missed. Bethlehem is an iconic town that represents Joy and Goodwill to all.
Shot over five years the film captures the city of Bethlehem as it has never been seen before. This is an emotional journey of one woman’s fight for her hometown. Leila Sanosur films this as a dedication to her late father who was the founder of Bethlehem university. And the her wanting to leave is something that has come to haunt her. Bethlehem is soon to be encircled by a wall and Leila is documenting this as it happens. A truly heart-breaking situation.
Read MoreI write this with great pride an pleasure to have so many wonderful women in the Arab world who are making a difference in every different aspect of the market.
I have been noticing that the media has been focusing a lot on positive news about Arabs and Muslims. Not the mainstream ones necessarily but the ones that I read.
This is a great list to be part of and 5 out of 100 are from Palestine. AMAZING!
Teach them from when they are young to be strong successful women of our future generations!
Read MoreGAZA ART
Although this is not necessarily recent, it is still valid. Turning a negative situation into a positive one is always a good thing, and no better way to do it than with art.
Of course everyone and their mother saw what happened last year in Gaza, and if you didn't you must have been on another planet.
Read MoreBeing a chef is a hard job and working hard means that you get a great reward after. This has definitely been the case for me. I met Loyd Grossman in my restaurant Baity Kitchen a few years ago. He was a regular there on the weekends. I loved that he loved my place. I also love him as a person and for all the work he has done and continues to do. His sauces are the best out there!
Read MoreI stumbled across this the other day and I thought how amazing this was. Based in a very central main European country and town with people from Palestine showcasing first hand their feeling, their experience and their love for Palestine.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2015
In Gaza where things seem to be pretty unbearable, a young woman has turned her room into a safe haven full of art taking her away from the horrible world outside her window.
Her project is called 100 days of solitude in tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Novel. But Nidaa Badwan has been in her room for more than a year without leaving. She is willing to die there as she has found nothing better around her.
Read MoreWhat a great way to wake up hearing some great news about Italy's government voting in favour of recognising Palestine as its own state.
Read MoreLast night I really felt like I needed some home comforts. I have moved to a new place in Chiswick and wanted to feel at home.
Read MoreI saw this great article in the telegraph about destination you must visit, Palestine. They have the most beautiful pictures showing the olive harvest with some incredible pictures, all very beautiful in their own right.
Read MoreWell done Banksy for going to Gaza first hand an seeing what has happened there and showing the world what Palestine is suffering.
Read MoreGrowing up my inspiration has always been my mother. She is a strong, loving , charming, Palestinian woman who loves food.
Read MorePalestine On A Plate has been a long overdue labour of love and from the insistence of my friend Steph, I wouldn't have done this. He pulled this all together and pushed me forward to bring our home cooking to the forefront.
Read MoreZaytoun CIC is artisanal Palestinian produce that is rooted in time and tradition. From Jericho's finest Medjool dates to hand rolled organic maftoul, this is where you want to buy your middle eastern product from.
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