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192pp • 220x280mm • hardback ISBN: 978-1-908531-84-1 Price: £20.00 Publication: November 2017
About the Authors
Dr Abdelfattah Abusrour was born and raised in Aida camp. He and a group of friends established Alrowwad in Aida camp, Bethlehem. A lecturer at Bethlehem University, actor, playwright and artist, he continues to run the centre and has a large social media following.
Manal Odeh combines running the women’s unit in Alrowwad centre with raising her four children. She studied maths at university and is a qualified maths teacher.
Bethlehem - Beautiful Resistance Recipes
Dr Abdelfattah Abusrour & Manal Odeh
​Compiled Melissa Scott
A culinary journey to Bethlehem, this evocative book brings a taste of Palestine to your kitchen. The beautifully spiced “upside-down” dish, Maqlouba, and rosewater-scented ma’moul date cookies are just some of the perfect dinner party recipes in Bethlehem, that have been handed down through generations of Palestinians
 
From healthy, warming soups to mouth-watering, syrupy “helwa” sweets, the authors have gathered recipes and interviews from the residents of Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem to give the reader a glimpse into daily life there as Palestinian land and culture is being rapidly eroded.
This beautiful cookbook features the well-loved Palestinian recipes for breads and pastries; meze salads and dips, vegetable dishes and a range of interesting ways to cook and stuff leaves such as vine and mallow leaves.
All monies raised from the sales of this book will go to Alrowwad Centre for Arts and Culture, in the heart of Aida refugee camp, a camp born out of the nakba in 1948, it abuts the wall that slices through their land. Established in 1998 by Dr Abdelfattah Abusrour and friends, this centre offers the women and youths of the camp and beyond a chance to develop a skill and escape the daily violence and imprisonments in Palestine. The ethos of the centre is to give hope to the people of the camp and that “beautiful resistance” to daily occupation through theatre and the arts is one step towards a better future.
Buy direct from the publisher and receive 20% discount.  All receipts to Alrowwad Centre for Arts and Culture.
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