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Arab tahini-maker’s LGBTQ stance provokes dispute with religious leaders

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Published: 14 July 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Tahini has become the unlikely subject of a dispute over LGBTQ rights of Arab Israelis, with calls for a boycott of the manufacturer’s product

LGBTQ rights: Arab Israelis call for tahini-maker boycott (BBC)
Tahini, the delicious sesame-based paste popular in the Middle East, has become the unlikely subject of a dispute over LGBTQ rights of Arab Israelis

Arab MK: LGBTQ rights are human rights, Arab community is evolving (Jerusalem Post)
‘We know well what it means to fight for the most basic of rights’

Seeds of hope: How tahini became a symbol of LGBTQ rights in Israel (Haaretz)

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With 'Falastin’, chef Sami Tamimi redefines Palestinian cuisine (Haaretz)
Sami Tamimi, one of the most successful Palestinian chefs in the world and co-owner of the Ottolenghi chain of restaurants in London, presents a fusion of traditional and contemporary cuisine in his latest book. He also explains what his beef is with Israeli chefs

Photo: Julia Zaher and her son Yousouf Zaher, founders of the Al Arz Tahini company in Nazareth (Gil Eliyahu)
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