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5/18 (Zoom) 11:30 - Seraj's Treasures of Palestine: A Small but Significant Garden (Seraj Library Project)

Saturday, May 18, 11:30 AM EDT - Zoom

Seraj’s TREASURES OF PALESTINE: A small but significant garden

As we seed our own gardens in much of the United States and see Za’atar pop up on restaurant menus everywhere ...

Join Dr. Omar Tesdell, an authority on Palestinian plants, in the first of Seraj's TREASURES OF PALESTINE cultural series. 

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  • Learn about the cultural significance of Za’atar, an herb and spice that is said to “go with everything”

  • Hear how the Kuf’r Aqab community came together to care for this garden

  • Learn about the unique landscape and horticulture of Palestine

  • Understand how the uprooting of native trees and agricultural crops causes vast environmental damage

Dr. Omar Tesdell teaches in the Department of Geography at Birzeit University in Palestine, with a PhD in Geography and Sustainable Agriculture from the University of Minnesota. His research explores how to make landscapes more resilient. 

The TREASURES OF PALESTINE series on Zoom explores the full range of Palestinian culture including horticulture, cuisine, dance, architecture, visual arts, storytelling, and poetry, all with lively discussion of these rich traditions.

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