Introducing the Palestinian Foodways Bibliography: a collaborative effort to collate, document, and honor the myriad writing, research, and other forms of documented knowledge about Palestinian foodways. https://t.co/4wBuzcCt9M

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools now says 28,136 students were absent on Monday. That's 21% of enrollment. For perspective, on Nov. 10, there were 9,975 unexcused absences.

To fully contextualize the current man-made hunger crisis in Sudan and to recognize that it has been decades in the making, we must turn to...histories of famine denial, structural adjustment, the weaponization of hunger, empire-making, and the politicization of aid." (5/5)

But these deadly tactics of obstruction, displacement, and starvation alone cannot account for the crisis levels of hunger people are currently facing. (4/5)

..., in addition to wheat, root vegetables and spices like cumin, turmeric, coriander, and cardamon. The RSF massacred Gezira farmers and laborers attempting to plant or harvest during their siege of the region and forcibly displaced hundreds of thousands from their land. (3/5)

...To the west, Darfur’s mountainous Jebel Marra region is known for its immense potential to produce a wide variety of fruits including grapes, figs, peaches, pears, oranges and apples... (2/5)

"The Gezira is not the only region in Sudan with the capacity & potential to produce enough food to stave off famine. Gedaref in the East is known for its vast fields of wheat, sesame, peanuts and sunflowers cultivated through mechanized farming... (1/5) https://t.co/3jsOQmak6M

it’s the perfect time of year to focus on my indoor hobbies like lying down in a dark room and feeling insane

Bashair Ahmed shared: "In Sudan, local responders reach 85-95% of the population, compared to 16-65% for international organisations. Yet only 1.5% of funding reaches local groups and organisations directly." Donate directly to mutual aid organizing: https://t.co/gMxBQlgnm2

Read this excellent dispatch from Gabes in Tunisia, where residents have been mobilizing against industrial pollution in some of the largest demonstrations the region has seen.

Note that the heaviest target has been the 'bread basket' of the West Bank (i.e. the fertile agricultural lands in the 'triangle' of Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarm). This is after nearly two decades of the poisoning of soil, water and air (astronomical cancer rates).

As a garnish for street foods, a basis for stews and sauces, and a seasoning in home-cooked favorites, the tomato has cemented its place in the modern Egyptian diet. But it is also a symbol of resistance, writes @annygaul.

On US aid policy and its discontents.

"When I first moved to Cairo, I encountered tomatoes everywhere," @annygaul writes. But their popularity in Egypt is a recent phenomenon. How did this nightshade become ubiquitous on the Nile? An excerpt of Anny's new cultural history in @ForeignPolicy:

As tomatoes became a popular staple in Egypt’s home kitchens, their “crazy” prices became a fixture of Egyptian life. Read an excerpt of @annygaul's new book, “Nile Nightshade,” here:

Many thanks to all those who helped make it happen (and to @jadaliyya for giving it a home online!); we’ll be updating it periodically so please reach out if you have sources, suggestions, or ideas to add.

I hope the bibliography will serve as a resource to students, journalists, educators, scholars, and anyone else with an interest in understanding and advocating for Palestine through food.

The list includes scholarship and technical expertise alongside cookbooks and works of art, film, and memoir. Assembled in the face of genocide, famine, attacks on olive trees and seed banks, the works on the list attest to Palestinian steadfastness & rootedness in the land.

the concept of amtrak being more reliable than air travel right now... i dreamed of days like this but not really in this context

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