Today's Zine Feature is “Falastini Foods: recipes and memories from Gaza”

Today we are featuring a zine raising funds for a student and direct aid organizer living in the occupied Gaza Strip. 

“Falastini Foods: recipes and memories from Gaza” by Omar Shakoora is a brief anthology of Palestinian recipes and related memories. Recipes of makloubeh, maftoul, fool, falafel, mujadara, and red tea are all featured in this zine along with the memories that have been experienced with them.

These foods and memories have been gathered by Omar and his sister, Jamie, to be able to share experiences that they had before and after the war and how the occupation changed them. Here are some of the words that Omar shared in his author’s note in this zine:

‘I want to tell you that we are staying on this land. What is worth living for is that we are here to return again and live again. We will rebuild everything that the occupation destroyed and build our dreams again. We will become stronger and we will defeat them. We have struggles for freedom and dignity. Palestine will be free.’ - Omar

All proceeds of this zine will go direct by wire transfer from the local organizer to the survival fund of Omar and his family.

You can follow and support Omar directly @oma_rwael21

You can donate directly to Omar through his GoFundMe at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-omer-out-of-gaza?attribution_id=sl:8b441c92-4597-45c6-9705-a0855b5f441f&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_ft&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Updates on fundraising and pay links for Omar as well as other mutual aid pay links for families in Gaza can be found at the link in the bio on @redpajamas page or at the link below.

Link: https://lnk.bio/nowisnow?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZwsHZwWq_EsYQQtCoc67JHdPGeypyRmoBsRC5RJwzkh9KfAAGIuJKVLGk_aem_QRYws-4h7KfOQDa_sBge4w