Tamara Alrifai
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Human Rights and Levantine Cuisine. Favorite food: Armenian from Aleppo. Favorite right: freedom of expression
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Delicious piece about Palestinian cuisine and identity via
@NYTimes
“When I ask people, ‘What’s the secret to your cuisine?’ They say, ‘nafas.’ Nafas means breath. It’s the emotion. It’s the desire for hospitality. It’s sharing.”
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Cherry Kebab- no other dish in the world is so perfect!
#Aleppo
, the home of most gastronomical cuisine
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Must I repeat how much I love pomegranates and Armenian potters of Palestine?
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I stand
#withSyria
, its people, its beautiful people, who are paying the highest price in this madness
http://t.co/mQWj5YSFkK
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#USA
profoundly troubled’ by American’s beating in Israeli custody-what abt
#Palestine
kids?
http://t.co/kVmPTagTcc
http://t.co/j9jJqteJem
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The moment a
#refugee
frm
#syria
arrived to Greece, all her possessions in a plastic bag Photo
@AFP
#refugeescrisis
http://t.co/qKw05BXnQB
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This is what happens when you silence journalists: blank page blank minds blank societies via
@mosaaberizing
#Egypt
http://t.co/dzisYWT0ns
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Terrorized people deserve to know the criminal is behind bars-
#Syria
to the intl criminal court
#ICC4Syria
http://t.co/108NVeoSrF
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What is the most beautiful university campus in the world? I would say
@AUB_Lebanon
#Beirut
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“During the height of the bombing, I wondered whether I should have my kids sleep in different rooms in case something happens to one side of the house, or whether we should all be together and die together”- chatting with colleague in
#Gaza
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Anyone there? Via
@amhaykal
: A cartoon that offends no one, but the entire world should be offended by it.
#Syria
http://t.co/IvilukaUkg”
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وقفة #مع_سوريا الليلة في لندن الساعة 6 مساء في ساحة ترافالجر،يا أهل لندن اتحدوا!
http://t.co/NA0aTeh4bY
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Katayef: thick pancakes filled with cheese deep fried to crunchy perfection then dipped in orange-blossom sugary syrup. Ramadan staple!
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#shaimaa_sabagh
trying to put flowers for those dead in
#Egypt
revolution, killed in cold blood
http://t.co/u1BQ3JtgCY
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Last night 700 people whose homes were destroyed bec of
#earthquake
slept in
@UNRWA
schools in
#Syria
.
#UNRWA
schools often become shelters in times of crises. Crucial to have schools always built with earthquakes in mind+always ready to receive those who need shelter.
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Fleeing
#syria
and deciding which child of yours to save from a drowning boat
http://t.co/7K2Z3RyZ4Z
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Simonds: an institution in Cairo. Old fashion-meets-not out of fashion- European style cafe open since 1898. Survived world wars, revolutions, economic (near) collapses. A place of immense charm!
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Some 700 ppl most
#PalestineRefugees
will have a hot meal inside
@UNRWA
school in
#Latakia
- they took refuge there bec of
#earthquake
#Syria
#UNRWAworks
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Every day there a magic hour when Amman becomes pink! And that is sufficient for me to love this city!
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Magnificent Damascene room put back together at the museum of Islamic art in Doha- sheer beauty!
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Poverty: 93% among about 210,000
#PalestineRefugees
in
#Lebanon
says
@UNRWA
- poignant piece by
@bmroue
- Stay or go: Palestinians in Lebanon plunged into poverty | AP News
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Everyone who watched
#TheSwimmers
on Netflix: this is the trial of Sara Mardini in Greece: Migrant Rescue Trial to Begin | Human Rights Watch
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Mafroukeh means rubbed. Semolina rubbed w/ pistachios,orange blossom, syrup,filled with cream
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Brilliant, dynamic and ambitious! These students were elected as
@UNRWA
school parliamentarians. They asked
@LeniStenseth
for a playground for
#PalestineRefugee
kids in Mar Elias Camp
#Beirut
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Hospitality, Arabian coffee, a symbol of welcome and of agreements to be had! Here at
@KSRelief
,a strong supporter of
@UNRWA
and
#PalestineRefugees
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Jerusalem’s Armenian pottery: look at this beauty people!
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Makloubeh means upside down, and turning the content of this exquisite layered dish of eggplant and rice over from the pot to the plate is an art!
#Syria
and Levantine cuisine. The world is my kitchen!
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Maarouk means kneaded, a special Ramadan bread in Syria. I wish the photo could give away the smell of gum Arabia, spices Mahalab+Shamra and orange blossom
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In a world of RED pomegranates, be the soothing blue one! Palestinian pottery- nothing like it!
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I spy someone who killed over 500 children and destroyed
#Gaza
in the front row?
http://t.co/zDxTE8yP1U
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Ein el Tal camp for
#PalestineRefugees
near
#Aleppo
was almost entirely destroyed during conflict, leaving its residents all displaced & beyond poor.
@UNRWA
commits to repair shelters of those who returned as this is unlivable
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Incredibly tired of reducing dictatorships in the Mideast to what they become after US interventions. No US intervention brought about rights+democracy- can we now discuss aspirations of people without always making this about US interventions?
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Can you smell this cheese pastry? It’s from Zeit Zeitoun Syrian kitchen in Cairo, you can order at 01013497207, they cater to your home!
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W/out an end to torture,disappearance & arbitrary arrests,refugees remain wary of going back
#Syria
via
@ABarnardNYT
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Tatreez تطريز: Palestinian embroidery art that brings beauty to life. Christmas cheer from Sulafa workshop in Gaza (300 women embroiders who head households).
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I wish they’d come back,” he said to
@NYTimes
, read this heartbreaking piece about the last 3 Christians remaining in
#Idlib
#Syria
@hwaida_saad
@NYTBen
and Asmaa very very compelling writing
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The babies, the civilians, the displaced-
@democracynow
discussed it all with
@UNRWA
"This picture of these premature infants will remain one of the most compelling images during this conflict"
@TamaraAlrifai
describes to
@democracynow
the very complex and elaborate
@UN
operation to be able to go to Al Shifa hospital & evacuate these premature babies to safety.
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Mental health/psychosocial support after a traumatic experience is a KEY part of disaster response. Here in
@UNRWA
school-turned-shelter for
#PalestineRefugee
children in
#Latakia
after
#EarthquakeTurkeySyria
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Some 300
#PalestineRefugees
from
#Latakia
camp on
#Syria
coast will spend the night in
@UNRWA
schools as their homes are not safe/stable.
#UNRWA
schools often become shelters in times of crises.
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About the tragic boat incident of last week, and the despair of
#PalestineRefugees
(+why to support
@UNRWA
) via
@AJEnglish
#UNRWA
Spokesperson on
@AJEnglish
about
#PalestineRefugees
in 🇱🇧 + tragic shipwreck
"They are willing to risk their lives along these perilous routes...the other side always looks better than what many of them describe as hell.” 🎙️
@TamaraAlrifai
💻:
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Little girl from
#syria
made it to Greece. New life, hope, perhaps even some happiness. Via
@AFP
http://t.co/DLvuMd7Tfc
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The grandfather that is left behind when the family leaves-this photo by
@ceciliauddenm
will haunt me.
#Rojava
#Syria
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Staircases of Cairo’s old buildings: where love is murmured, a secret kiss is stolen after a party, a child drags a school bag… back in the day!
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Sobia صوبيا: traditional heater in Syria with fuel/mazout dripping from the container to feed the fire and warm the room
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When you are displaced in an overcrowded
@UNRWA
school in Gaza, what options do you have when it rains?
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Manoucheh means engraved in arabic and should be everyone’s comfort food- a warm bread, lots of olive oil, all engraved with Zaatar, that thyme mix that’s so good for the soul!
#LevantineCuisine
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Mawtini موطني: famous song by Palestinian poet Ibrahim Toukan played to greet
@UNLazzarini
in
@UNRWA
school in
#Aleppo
Nairab camp for
#PalestineRefugees
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May 2023 bring you the poise and balance of this seller of fresh bread from Cairo! Happy New Year!
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What is this? The magic mix of walnuts, aleppo red pepper paste and garlic that we stuff baby eggplants with before soaking them in olive oil to make makdous, a staple delicacy from
#Syria
#Levantine_cuisine
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Maison Thomas is everyone’s favorite pizza in Cairo since 1922! Part of the
#Cairo
I keep going back to! ❤️
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Very personal piece about hanging on to my
#Syria
! Thanks
@newlinesmag
for
@allowing
me to pour my heart out!
#LevantineCuisine
NEW: Winter in Syria meant weeks where the kitchen smelled like a cross between an orange grove & candy factory as citrus fruits like naranj & Kabbad were turned into jams and sweets.
@TamaraAlrifai
writes on keeping memories of Syria alive in the kitchen.
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My kids swear that ice cream from Mandarine-Kweider in
#Cairo
is their favorite in the world! Family-run, originally from Damascus some 100 years ago.
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These photos by
@yannisBehrakis
haunt me:protecting your child is the fiercest instinct as a parent.
#RefugeeCrisis
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To get to work, Members of
#European_Parliament
must walk over names of ppl who drowned trying to reach Europe
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Ahmad from
#Syria
is the youngest of
#SyrianRefugees
born last week on the beach in
#Lesvos
-photo by
@bouckap
http://t.co/Y5gdFVlejw
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Yesterday a big international aid agency said it would feed 1 million Lebanese ppl. A journalist asked if the number included refugees, the apt spox of agency said one million Lebanese. Just saying, you know, while that agency’s big boss is parading in front of media in
#Beirut
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One day I would like to understand the foreign policies of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Nauru
BREAKING: UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution on “protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” on the ongoing Gaza crisis
FOR: 120
AGAINST: 14
ABSTAIN: 45
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THIS is Syrian finger food by Zeit Zeitoun kitchen in Cairo 01013497207
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Mawtini means My Homeland موطني- famous song with words from Palestinian poet Ibrahim Toukan. Here students from
@UNRWA
school in Neirab near
#Aleppo
played it for
@UNLazzarini
last month. 2 kids from same camp died in
#earthquake
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incredible that representatives of countries that harass, target, imprison journalists are all doing the
#JeSuisCharlie
demo in
#Paris
today
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Am screaming
#SavePalmyra
out of sheer despair as I dont know who this scream is directed to or what anyone can do
http://t.co/VbygS1LmAR
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Awful news from
#Gaza
beach camp for
#PalestineRefugees
: 5
@UNRWA
school kids killed during night raids, 3 from one family, 2 from another
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Taking hostages is a war crime and civilians taken by armed grps in Lattakia a year ago shld be released
@hrw
#Syria
http://t.co/008qWDJAfD
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Just now: death of 4
#PalestineRefugees
who were trapped under a house in
#Latakia
. Father, Mother, daughter and son.
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“Birds singing in the sycamore tree, dream a little dream of me!”- Palestinian hand embroidery, a skill so delicate, so local, so gorgeous. Spot the ornament?
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@Charles_Lister
@MEI_Syria
@MiddleEastInst
@MrjDuclos
@ibrahimhamidi
@FredericHof
@aabnour
@wsawah
@sahloul
1 woman? On a panel of 8? And not even Syrian? Seriously? Congrats to all, no disrespect but seriously?
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Update
#earthquake
@UNRWA
#Syria
: 12 houses of
#PalestineRefugees
completely destroyed+21 damaged in
#Latakia
, 50 partly damaged in
#Neirab
near
#Aleppo
, 1
#UNRWA
school+1health center damaged in
#Neirab
- 56k Palestine Refugees in need, 2.7 m $ urgently needed for hum response
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Listen to Rawya who is still trying to rise to the challenge of being a
@UNRWA
aid worker in the face of gigantic challenges- literally Herculean efforts
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"Here son,this is the key our house in Deir Yasin and this is for our house in
#Yarmouk
."
#Syria
#exodus
#Palestine
http://t.co/k7FP4ZTmpo
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“Maalesh” means it’s ok. A bereaved father cannot be ok. He can only say maalesh if he is shell shocked. He is looking at his children and wife all killed in a strike in Gaza.
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Block printing on cotton is an old technique from the Hama region in
#Syria
that survived modernization and the war. A call to support local artisans!
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The BEST response to the politician who accused
#Refugees
from
#Syria
of being the cause of trouble in
#Lebanon
: THIS is
@basmehzeitooneh
, an NGO active with refugees and locals- PLEASE SUPPORT IT
Our team are on the ground for the 4th day.
We need everyone's support to continue developing our response and help rehabilitate the houses.
Follow the link below to donate and share our campaign.
#BeirutExplosion
#BeirutInOurHearts
#بيروت_منكوبة
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From
#Syria
with ❤️!
#PalestineRefugees
children receive psychosocial support from
@UNRWA
to help them cope with trauma after
#EarthquakeTurkeySyria
- mental health support esp.for children is crucial and must be part/parcel of any emergency humanitarian response
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Imam Bayildi, in Turkish: the Imam who fainted at the exquisite taste of this eggplant-based dish. A dish simmered in olive oil, found in
#Syria
and other ex-Ottoman countries. Culinary pleasures, the world is my kitchen!
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Yalanji, meatless stuffed vine leaves with lemon juice and pomegranate molasses that give an irreplaceable tangy twist. They say that yalanji means fake in Turkish, to distinguish it from the one with meat, richer and real!
#Syrian
cuisine, a real cultural heritage!
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To be from the
#MiddleEast
is to spend most your waking hours asking whether your friends and family are ok,
#Beirut
today
#Damascus
#Cairo
and so many other places every day.
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Zaatar: the cousin of oregano made in
#Palestine
#Jordan
#Lebanon
#Syria
: splendor of green thyme, here drying in the sun before I shred it to sprinkle on olive oil
#LevantineCuisine
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#PalestineRefugees
killed in
#earthquake
in
#Syria
#Aleppo
&
#Latakia
, 3 still missing. No info on
#PalestineRefugees
in NW.
@UNRWA
giving food, blankets, clean water. Now must cover needs of women/girls: urgently needed hygiene kits/sanitary napkins.
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#syria
RT
@ChrisGunness
: less than 25% of the minimum food requirements of 18,000 in
#Yarmouk
have been met RT
http://t.co/1vZhXfY8KB”
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