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- What' On: 18th Mar – 23rd Mar 2013: With the year in full swing, this week brings a host of activities on Lond... http://t.co/UQSsUnVWsR 03:50:14 PM March 19, 2013
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- Feature: An Ode to Sugar Street: My first encounter with Mahfouz’s work was actually not by choice; I was at a... http://t.co/ETI5lhJLVb 10:32:47 PM March 11, 2013
Literature
Beirut, I Love You by Zena El Khalil
Beirut is at once her pleasure and pain, her sorrow and joy, and as El Khalil would likely admit, her only refuge
In Praise of Hatred by Khaled Khalifa
Pathfinders by Jim Al-Khalili
VIEW ALLRecipes
Hessa’s Shorbat ‘Adas
This wonderful lentil soup - perfect for warming you up on a cold winter's day - comes courtesy of Sarah Al-Hamad's aunt!
Salad Shirazi
Koofteh Berenji
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Zaman, London
This new restaurant attempts to fuse East with West but ends up falling short on both fronts
Le Comptoir Libanais, London
Morito, London
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An Ode to Sugar Street
Discussing the book by Naguib Mahfouz (rather than us!), Sarah Zakzouk tells us the importance of this literary masterpiece to her Egyptian heritage.






