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Lama Obeid is a Palestinian writer and based in Palestine. She writes about culture, gastronomy, politics, and travel.
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898 (opens the original)
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Eight hundred ninety eight. That’s nine hundred minus two. A thousand minus one hundred and two. The current number is most likely over nine hundred now as it was 898 at the beginning of 2025. 898 checkpoints and “security” gates in the 5,654.6 km2 of land known of as the West Bank, as it is the bank west of the Jordan River, and Jordan is the East Bank, but is not commonly called that; it is not as politically offensive as the term Palestine. Out of these 5,654.6 km2, what Palestinians can actu
The Palestinian Alphabet Part II (opens the original)
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Realities of Living in a Collective Culture (opens the original)
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In Palestine, we live in a collective culture, which I think most Arab countries do some more than others who have been affected by the culture of their colonizers. We have been colonized for almost ever, sometimes by collective cultures like the Ottomans, and sometimes by individualistic cultures like the British, and as for our latest colonizers, they hail from many countries, so they each bring their own culture to the melting pot of Israel, like the New York of the US of A. However, we seem
A Glimpse into Egyptian Gastronomy (opens the original)
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Egypt spans over1 million sq km, from coastal cities to oases and farms, and the gastronomy of the country is as vast as its topography. From quick-bite street foods such as kushari and liver sandwiches to full-blown meals including stuffed pigeon, mahshi and molokhiyya, Egypt has something to satisfy the taste buds of most visitors.A Dish Fit for KingsMolokhiyya, a green leafy plant cooked into a soup, is one of Egypt’s most renowned dishes. There are many stories about how the dish came to be,
The Palestinian Alphabet (opens the original)
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