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Dalia Mortada

Dalia Mortada

Dalia Mortada is an independent multimedia journalist based in Istanbul. She produces feature stories about human rights, refugee issues, women’s rights, food, art, culture, language, politics and music. Essentially, Dalia produces stories about real human lives. She was the GroundTruth 2015 Middle East Reporting Fellow.
War and Peace

Recipe: Halawet El Jibn (Sweet Cheese Rolls)

Halawet El Jibn (Sweet Cheese Rolls) Rolls of soft, sweet cheese dough get stuffed with clotted cream and...

May 01, 2016
syrian cream puffs
Middle East

Recipe: Warbat bil ishta (Syrian sweet cream puffs)

A huge range of desserts from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Jordan use sweet cream, or ishta, whether...

May 01, 2016
Refugees and Migration

Recipe: Shakriyyeh (Chicken with rice and yogurt)

Shakriyyeh is usually made with lamb shank, but many prefer a lighter version of the yogurt-based dish made...

Apr 05, 2016
Middle East

Recipe: Saffarjaliyya (Aleppo Quince and Lamb Stew)

Adapted from Anissa Helou’s Levant: Recipes and Memories from the Middle East. Serves 6. Saffarjaliyya, a tangy stew...

Mar 16, 2016
syrian food
Middle East

Syrian food is the connection to my family’s homeland

My parents are from Syria. My grandparents are from Syria. My Syrian heritage stretches back centuries. But I...

Mar 15, 2016
Season 2 |Episode 1

From Syria with baklava

When Ahmed and Rashed moved to Istanbul to escape the war in Syria, they never thought it would...

Mar 15, 2016

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