12
Dec
2015
Catering service empowering women
Rolling fresh grape leaves by her hands, Manal wore her white apron while preparing a variety of dishes Friday afternoon at the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp. A 38-year-old Palestinian mother, she said that she learned how to cook many recipes that originated from her parent’s village as a child. “My mother taught me how to cook many things,” she told The Daily Star. “I’m very happy to be able to share our food with others and to have made many friends.” Manal is one of 13 women running a catering service from Burj-al-Barajneh camp – a 67-year-old enclave first…
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