I am a Palestinian from Gaza. I am a journalist. I am a mother. I am a Muslim. This blog is about the trials of raising my children between spaces and identities; displacement and occupation; and everything that entails from potty training to border crossings. My husband is a Palestinian refugee denied his right of return to Palestine, and thus OUR right to family life. Together, we endure a lot, and the personal becomes political. This is our story.
Journalist, mom, occupied Palestinian-all packed into one.
I'm excited that Yousuf is finally at the age where he can help me with some very laborious tasks- and does so quite skillfully at that. Now I'm not talking basic chores here-like say putting dishes away or folding clothes. See, I set the bar much higher. Think: stuffing eggplants for magdoos (pickled/brined eggplants) and coring squash for mahshi... :) Good old-fashioned child labor.
posted by Laila @ Thursday, August 28, 2008
6 Comments:
Did you see the article in the Wall Street Journal about the value of putting children to work on household tasks? Apparently it turns them into better helpmates as adults.
Here is the link to the story...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121978677837474177.html
wow he seems to really enjoy it!
Hi Laila,
there is a blog listing 500+ women political bloggers -- I don't think I saw you there, but I think you should be. The link is http://politicsanew.com. Perhaps it will help you spread your word.
Best wishes!
Aw, thats adorable. I was trying to send you an email earlier, but there is no link for one. I just wanted to ask you about some famous Palestinian dishes, specifically from Gaza? I'm sure you have a lot of amazing recipes and I just wanted to ask if you could share some with me :)
He is so gorgeous.
So cute! And I LOVE makdoos!
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