An anthropologist's description of Palestinian hospitality etiquette and the role of Arabic coffee:
http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2016&ed=135&edid=135
http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2016&ed=135&edid=135
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Jenin
Jenin is in the north. In this area the hills are softer and separated by stretches of flat, farm land.
The shell of a van provides shelter for a coffee stand. In the cold, rainy weather, you can stop for a rest and a cup of strong Arabic coffee (spiced with cardamon). One cup will cost you 25 cents.
According to traditional culture, lunch is served on the ground. Soft cushions are placed in a square around the food for the guests to sit on. After eating, pillows and blankets are brought so that you can lay down and rest in the same place where you just ate. Lay down and sip a cup of tea as you digest your food.
Grape leaves and zucchini are stuffed with rice, ground beef, and spices. Lamb is first boiled in a large pot. The vegetables are then piled on top of the meat and steamed by the lamb broth. Fresh, unsweetened yogurt is served with the dish.
The shell of a van provides shelter for a coffee stand. In the cold, rainy weather, you can stop for a rest and a cup of strong Arabic coffee (spiced with cardamon). One cup will cost you 25 cents.
According to traditional culture, lunch is served on the ground. Soft cushions are placed in a square around the food for the guests to sit on. After eating, pillows and blankets are brought so that you can lay down and rest in the same place where you just ate. Lay down and sip a cup of tea as you digest your food.
Grape leaves and zucchini are stuffed with rice, ground beef, and spices. Lamb is first boiled in a large pot. The vegetables are then piled on top of the meat and steamed by the lamb broth. Fresh, unsweetened yogurt is served with the dish.
Monday, February 5, 2007
The Forbidden Sea
We didn't learn to swim
Haifa in the distance
Teaches us to dive
with the Horizon
Poem and Artwork by Jamil Daraghmeh
I am forbidden to go to the Sea. It is so close. I can almost see it from the mountain where I live. But it is so far away - behind checkpoints and walls. Living in this prison, I can only see the beauty of the Sea in the pools of rainwater that collect in these cement roads, leading nowhere, and in the clouds above the foreign fortresses that dominate the heights, and the cobwebs that pour down the stones in a gurgling waterfall.
Haifa in the distance
Teaches us to dive
with the Horizon
Poem and Artwork by Jamil Daraghmeh
I am forbidden to go to the Sea. It is so close. I can almost see it from the mountain where I live. But it is so far away - behind checkpoints and walls. Living in this prison, I can only see the beauty of the Sea in the pools of rainwater that collect in these cement roads, leading nowhere, and in the clouds above the foreign fortresses that dominate the heights, and the cobwebs that pour down the stones in a gurgling waterfall.
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