LIVE Cooking Class with Laila El-Haddad
Date and time: Saturday, September 12, 2020, 12 noon to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
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Join us for a LIVE cooking class with Gaza Kitchen co-author, Laila Haddad.
Sign up to receive information about the recipe we will be making, Rummaniyeh (eggplant and lentil stew). This event will be on Zoom.
Laila El-Haddad is an award-winning Palestinian author, social activist, policy analyst and journalist. She frequently speaks on the situation in Gaza, the intersection of food and politics, her own personal journey as a Palestinian mother and journalist, as well as on contemporary Islam. She has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, The New Statesman, The Daily Star, Le monde diplomatique, and has appeared on NPR, CNN, Aljazeera, and CCTV.
She is the author of Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything In Between, and co-author of the critically acclaimed The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey, which was the recipient of ‘Best Arab Cuisine Book’ award from Gourmand magazine, and a finalist at the 2013 MEMO Palestine Book Awards. She is also the co-editor the anthology Gaza Unsilenced.
Join us for a cooking class with Laila Haddad, as we discuss the intersection of food, culture, and politics.
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