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Hana: The Audacity to Be Free
The constant search for autonomy and freedom is in every woman.
Hana Assafiri is a much-loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in her renowned Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana has worked tirelessly to rectify the systemic and social barriers to women’s empowerment.
Hana’s memoir follows her childhood between Lebanon and Australia, her marriage, her attempts to leave, and her ensuing career in women’s services. In 1998, she opened the Moroccan Soup Bar, which would quickly become an iconic Melbourne institution—founded on the radical notion that marginalised women, together in the kitchen, can effect social change.
Moroccan Soup Bar Cookbook
Recipes of a spoken menu, and a little bit of spice...
Over the last twenty-five years the Moroccan Soup Bar has become a much-loved Melbourne institution. Its spoken menu, delicious food and unique ambience, founded on principles of equality and generosity, have become legendary. In this book the restaurant’s founder, Hana Assafiri, shares her recipes for food and life.
“The Audacity to Be Free”
“A profound exploration of identity and the quiet strength of belonging.”
“A masterclass in weaving cultural memory into contemporary art.”
“Her work is a visual diary of love and the resilience of the human spirit.”