Japanese animation such as 'Dragon Ball', 'Pocket Monsters', and 'Naruto' have been popular around the world, including Syria. It reminds me of peaceful days to see the children watching animation films. The aduts tend to watch dreatful scenes on TV or Yo ...
カテゴリ: From Syrian kitchens (English)
Syrian Coffee Part 3 - Healing power of coffee
Dr. Namat believes that a coffee break during her workshop is equally important for her participants, so they can chat and share their thoughts and ideas. She runs a programme which aims at helping victims of physical and sexual violence. The conflict in ...
Syrian coffee Part 2 - A day can't start without it.
Dr. Makaran and his wife love coffee. Before they fled to Turkey, they were living in Damascus, they used to buy one kg of coffee powder every two weeks from their favourite coffee shop. In the old town of Damascus, there were many specialised sweet shops ...
Magical hands that produce something delicious
For the exhibitions in Sapporo, I made two versions of postcards, of which I used photos of women preparing food. The process is similar to make croquettes - burger dough filled with minced meat and onion. Both hands giving delicate final touch.When I wa ...
Tables in Tohoku - Part 3
A Japanese tea retail shop with a super classic look in Iwaki city. According to its owner, the shop's history goes back immediately after WW II. And their 'warehouse' is a true surprise - a former bank building, high ceiling, with a thick marble counter, ...
Setting up the site at the Hokkaido Uni - 北大図書館での会場設営
Setting the photo and book exbition site at the Hokkaido Uni Library. Will be on until 19 Feb, for the whole one month, pls let your friends know! Thank you for Nagashima san for all helps you provided for it! Watching passing students in snow.......北 ...
Syrian coffee - Part 1
When green tea was introduced from China to Japan by Buddhist monks, at first, it was regarded as medicine. They noticed the impact of caffeine, and used it as a stimulant during meditation. Later, the habit of drinking tea spread among ordinary ...
Breastfeeding is the safest way, I want to save the remaining child
It is hard to believe you are in Turkey when it is night in a Basmane neighborhood, an emerging Syrian 'quarter' of Izmir. Surrounded by Arabic conversation, with hand-written Arabic menus over Turkish menu at restaurants, brokers in negotiati ...
Wiener Schnitzel - memories of family celebration
When Mr. Abu Helma got a scholarship and moved to Vienna, he was ready and willing to adjust himself to their culture. It was at an orphanage when he tasted wiener schnitzel for the first time. It tasted so good, and he was so happy to enjoy 'their' food. ...
Who are the Syrian refugees exactly?
Among the Syrian refugees whom I met while working in Turkey on this project were:a university studenta doctoran Arabic teacheran English teacher who grew up in Kuwaita construction workera mining engineer who gained his master's degree from the ...