Comments on: Yousuf makes mahshi koosa

By: Carla

Carla — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:36:15 +0000

Hi!
I’m a Food Scientist based in the US, and I saw your project “The Gaza Kitchen: stories and recipes from the Gaza Strip”, which I thought it was great!! I believe communities’ history is really communicated through its food.. so I was wondering if you have information or can point me to a source of information of traditional Palestinian methods of food preservation (i.e. traditional cheeses, vinegar making, sweets, or meat preservation) that I can get a hold off.

Your work is great… and thanks so much in advance

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:11:09 +0000

Oh, and on languages, I have a fun quote from a Mexican woman I once met:

“I have a college education in Spanish. [I speak broken English.] My daughter can pick up on English from people who’re well-educated in it everywhere in this country. Me, I can give her college-level Spanish!”

(She also thought it’d keep her teenaged daughter emotionally closer if they were on equal fluency footing when they talk.)

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:08:42 +0000

Laila, this is great!!! Congratulations!

By: ihath

ihath — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:29:36 +0000

This makes me think that I should take a video of my son (Also Yusuf) doing the vacuming in our house. I am hoping to get a thank you from his future wife. … one day

By: eurail pass

eurail pass — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:04:04 +0000

LOL @ adorable kid making mahshi qosa Maybe he can make maqluba soon too eh?:)

By: Laila El-Haddad

Laila El-Haddad — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:26:12 +0000

That *is* one of the things I’m most proud of actually! We followed a very strict regimen raising him up till now-Arabic only at home (including any and almost all cartoons he watches, and books he reads). He is caught up to speed on Grendizer and Adnan wa Lena

Of course this has meant a little slower in learning the English, but give or take a few years and I’m sure the tables will be turned anyway, so we do what we can while we can!

But really we get really annoyed/frustrated with Arabs who speak to their kids in English for fear of being singled out etc.

By: Da_aZ

Da_aZ — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:21:32 +0000

You *should* be gloating about him speaking arabic so beautifully! Makes me so happy when I see them this young and this fluent.

Yislamo 2idek ya yousuf.

By: annie

annie — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:43:57 +0000

wow, very impressive. i liked it when he looked up at the camera. you could tell he knew he was doing a good job. you’re lucky to have such an accomplished helper!

By: Jamelle

Jamelle — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:29:05 +0000

Wow! your 5 year old can core kousa. Impressive! I know many adults who can’t! Good job, Mom. Next, teach him to roll grape leaves.

By: Yasmin Hamied

Yasmin Hamied — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:13:15 +0000

Not only he should applaud himself, we should too!
Applause!
Rabna yekhaliholek