Hamada Shoo
@Hamadashoo
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food blogger from Gaza 🍉 https://t.co/B4k5zicbNh
فلسطين
Joined August 2009
Good morning everyone. Another very cold night in Gaza. I am lucky enough to have some kind of roof over my head, but hundreds of thousands do not. Families are suffering in tents, literally fighting the rain and the wind just to get through the night. Please keep them in your
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Ready to move past “marhaba” and actually speak Arabic? All the info is at the link.
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If you’re a total beginner or a heritage speaker who wants to: • Hold basic conversations in Palestinian / Levantine Arabic • Greet & introduce yourself confidently • Understand more of what you hear at home or online I partnered with Lingua Verna to offer a
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The rain is unforgiving. Tents are flooding, the ground is mud, blankets are soaked, and families are trying to protect their children from the cold with almost nothing. I see it every day. Winter in Gaza is not just weather, it is another layer of suffering for people already
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If you want to truly learn spoken Arabic, I partnered with Lingua Verna , an online Levantine Arabic school offering live, beginner friendly classes with native speakers. A 3 month course, 2 hours per week, with flexible times for people in the US and Europe. It is built for
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Today I made Om Ali for the children here. An Egyptian dish full of sweetness and comfort 🍯 I wish this simple plate could warm more than their stomachs. I hope it gives them a moment that feels gentle. Life here is brutal now. Many families are displaced without proper
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Amid all the days filled with worry and fear, a quiet miracle came to us in the midst of the storm little Maryam arrived, bringing light, health, and innocence into our lives. After everything Gaza has been through, having her here in our arms feels like a silent blessing that
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I need your suggestions for easy recipes from your countries that can be made for a large group of people
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今週もどうげんぼうずで至福の昼食😁 昨日ガザの@Hamadashooさんの動画を見ていたときチカヒロさんに似たものを感じ、なんだろう🤔と考えてみたが、子ども好きなところ、メシのチカラを信じてるところかな、と勝手に納得。子どもたちの笑顔が嬉しい☺️ https://t.co/FtSSz4N0g1
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I wanted to make something new for the kids, so I made Egyptian style Shrimp Fries, crispy potato sticks shaped like shrimp and stuffed with a little cheese and flavor. 🍤🥔 It’s one of those simple dishes that look fancy but come from almost nothing, just time and love. ❤️ The
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After two years of fear and noise, the silence feels strange. It’s not peace, but it’s something. The bombs stopped, for now, and I’m trying to bring a little joy back to the children. There are no therapists here, no programs to heal their minds, so I’m doing what I know best:
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With the ceasefire finally in place, hope is finding its way back. Two years changed everything about our lives, but not my mission. I became a father, and soon another baby will arrive. Through it all, I kept cooking for the children, for the families still holding on. I’ll
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In the first preview of our Issue Sixteen Dispatches on food politics, @Hamadashoo discusses the Gazan culinary tradition assaulted by years of Israeli blockade and bombing, and his own experience cooking in the midst of genocide. https://t.co/IAqgM9E9xg
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Before the war I was a food blogger, visiting restaurants and writing reviews to showcase Gaza’s food culture.
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My words from Gaza are now published in The Drift. This is my story of hunger, survival, and resistance through food
In the first preview of our Issue Sixteen Dispatches on food politics, @Hamadashoo discusses the Gazan culinary tradition assaulted by years of Israeli blockade and bombing, and his own experience cooking in the midst of genocide. https://t.co/IAqgM9E9xg
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