Hamada Shaqura
Dignity and Access | On Food and Power
Hamada Shaqura
Back during the end of history, Thomas Friedman presented his “Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention” in a 1996 New York Times op-ed. As he put it, “no two countries that both have a McDonald’s have ever fought a war against each other.” There was “no question,” he declared, that McDonald’s “is part of this worldwide phenomenon of countries integrating with the global economy and submitting to its rules.” Today,...
The Silence in My Kitchen | Cooking in Gaza
Hamada Shaqura
My pot is cold and empty. Outside, people stand in line with bowls in their hands, waiting for a kitchen that will not open. Children see me in the street and ask when I will cook for them again. Before the war I was a food blogger, visiting restaurants and writing reviews to showcase Gaza’s food culture. Cooking for others was not part of my life. It was only after...
