The Palestinian kitchen: an exploration of food, history, and culture
Saturday 24th January, 10am-1pm
Unity Wellbeing Centre, 79 Vernon St, Nelson, BB9 9DE
When a British neighbour knocked on Basma’s door to complain about the smell of onions, she invited him in, sharing maqluba, a dish first cooked by the Abasi people in the 13th century.
Since this encounter, Basma has been cooking and sharing the histories of this and other dishes, weaving in cultural and historical insights. Join her latest hands-on workshop, where cooking will be used to engage with Palestine’s history, culture, and present-day realities.
ABOUT BASMA EL DOUKHI: Basma El Doukhi is a humanitarian scholar and stateless Palestinian refugee, from Rashidieh Camp in Lebanon, studying a PhD in Migration Studies at the University of Kent. Also a human rights activist, humanitarian practitioner, she founded Roouh – a social enterprise platforming female refugee artisans’ stories through craft.
For over 15 years, Basma has been active in humanitarian and development work with refugees and asylum seekers within UNHCR, UNRWA, and international NGOs in Lebanon and Syria. Her focus is in child protection and general protection, sexual and gender-based violence, prevention and response programmes, community outreach, mobilisation, and development including advocacy and fundraising in the MENA region and the UK.
This is a FREE activity as art of our Taste of Transformation programme in partnership with This is Nelson. All are welcome!
