Lama Obeid

A part of my article Rescuing Palestinian Recipes translated into Spanish
Rescatando nuestras recetas: preservar la cultura palestina en tiempos de guerra
A continuación os presentamos un extracto del artículo “Rescatando nuestras recetas: preservar la cultura palestina en tiempos de guerra” de Lama Obeid (30 diciembre 2024) que ha publicado en la revista Palestine in America (https://www.palestineinamerica.com/) en la que han preparado un espectacular número sobre la cocina palestina como forma de resistencia a la ocupación, el sionismo y el intento de apropiación...

An interview Italian food magazine Il fatto Alimentare had with me on food war and politics
Lama Obeid è una scrittrice palestinese che vive a Ramallah, in Cisgiordania. Scrive di cultura e di cucina per ribadire l’esistenza del popolo palestinese. Attraverso i suoi testi, pubblicati sul blog “I Come From There”, ma anche sulle testate internazionali The New Arab e Palestine in America, racconta l’occupazione israeliana attraverso la lente del cibo. Nell’articolo Il massacro della farina: a Gaza spezzare il pane è una questione di vita o di morte, Obeid spiega come nella Striscia di...

Interview with Hamza Ali Watermelon Pictures Co-Founder on the launch of Watermelon +

My interview with Gaza Journalist Ahmed Al-Najjar on the targeting of journalists in Gaza.

posted on: May 21, 2025
As the crisis in Gaza deepens and the humanitarian needs grow, many have turned to creative and sustainable ways to offer support—moving beyond one-time donations. Writers, poets, and publishers are responding by creating books that document and reflect on the situation through essays, poetry, and art. In a powerful show of solidarity, some initiatives are directing proceeds and royalties from these works to humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza or to support Palestinian...

In today’s newsletter, we’re excited to introduce Lama Obeid, a Palestinian writer based in Ramallah, whom we were connected to through our recent call for pitches for CELEBRATE. Lama writes about culture, gastronomy, and food politics in the context of the ongoing Israeli occupation and genocide. The day before publishing this, the Israeli government declared its intention to seize parts of the Gaza Strip and officially displace the population; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called f...

A feature of my work in Gambero Rosso an Italian food magazine highlighting food war writing
Lama Obeid scrive da Ramallah, in Cisgiordania. Attraverso il cibo racconta cosa significa vivere sotto occupazione: non in astratto, ma partendo da ciò che succede nelle case, nei forni ricostruiti con il fango, nei mercati svuotati. Ogni suo testo tiene insieme memoria familiare e realtà politica, restituendo l’esperienza palestinese nei dettagli di una ricetta. La cucina – come racconta anche nella newsletter pubblicata su Feminist Food Journal – è una forma di resistenza quotidiana, ma an...

I contributed a poem “My Father A Refugee” to the Sidhe Press anthology on Grief. All proceeds from the sales of the book and ebook go to the Sameer Project in Gaza.

I wrote the Red Sea Coast chapter for the first edition of Lonely Planet’s Experience Egypt which will be published Nov 18th 2025

Updated the Red Sea Coast Chapter for the 16th edition and wrote an essay on Egyptian Gastronomy this edition will be published Nov 18th 2025.

My film review for Farah Nabulsi’s debut feature film “The Teacher”

A podcast I had interviewing the Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi for Palestine in America podcast

Slingshot Books, 2025, $33
Reviewed by Lama Obeid
Mona Zahed’s debut cookbook was written in a tent during genocide.
During the past few years, we have seen more and more Palestinian cookbooks being written and published in English, sharing the richness of the cuisine with the world. Mona Zahed from Gaza has made the latest contribution to Palestinian cookbooks with her debut Tabkha: Recipes from Under the Rubble, featuring 20 recipes from Palestine, published by Slingshot Books on behalf of ...

posted on: Mar 5, 2025
By: Lama Obeid / Arab America Contributing Writer
In recent years, more Palestinian cookbooks have been written and published in English, sharing the richness of the cuisine with the world. Mona Zahed, from Gaza, has made the latest addition to this collection with her debut cookbook Tabkha: Recipes from Under the Rubble, featuring 20 recipes from Palestine. The book was published by Slingshot Books on behalf of Coffees for Gaza.
The title is quite literal, as Zahed wro...