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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260716T183000
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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/palestinian-food-and-identity/
SUMMARY:Palestinian Food and Identity
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nWashington\, DC\n\nJoin Jinan of Bayti for a workshop on 
 Palestinian food\, identity\, sovereignty\, and ethical consumption\n\n\n\
 n\n\n\nPalestinian food carries stories of home\, land\, family\, labor\, 
 season\, and survival. It comes from village kitchens and city markets\, f
 rom farms\, bakeries\, ports\, orchards\, and family tables\, and it conti
 nues to preserve memory across generations despite exile\, occupation\, er
 asure\, and appropriation.\n\nOn Thursday\, July 16\, The Jerusalem Fund w
 ill host Palestinian American chef and activist Jinan Deena\, founder of B
 ayti\, for a workshop on Palestinian food and identity.\n\nJinan will lead
  a conversation on the history of Palestinian food sovereignty\, the agric
 ultural roots of Palestinian cuisine\, and the ways food has become a site
  of cultural preservation and political struggle. The workshop will also a
 ddress food erasure and appropriation\, ethical consumption\, boycotts\, a
 nd how people can support Palestinian farmers\, food producers\, chefs\, a
 nd businesses.\n\nThe evening will include a presentation\, Q&amp\;A\, and
  small bites prepared by Jinan for participants to enjoy at the end of the
  workshop. Palestina sodas will also be available.\n\nBayti\, meaning “m
 y home” in Arabic\, brings together Palestinian cuisine\, hospitality\, 
 and activism. Through pop-ups\, workshops\, and educational events\, Jinan
 ’s work invites people to encounter Palestinian food as a living traditi
 on rooted in land\, memory\, and resistance.\n\nSpace is limited. Advance 
 registration is required.\n\nAll ticket proceeds go to the workshop facili
 tator.\n\nSmall bites will be served at the end of the workshop. This is n
 ot a full dinner.\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:#arabic,Arab cooking class,Arab Cuisine,Arab
 Culture,Palestinian Cooking,Palestinian Culture
LOCATION:The Jerusalem Fund\, 2425 Virginia Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, Unit
 ed States
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