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Bikfaya Apricot Season | موسم مشمش بكفيا
Anastasia Chrome•3 min read
She makes Lebanese preserves from Bikfaya's famous apricots. He's the food importer who wants to take her jams global. Between orchards and ambition, they find their own sweetness. 'Inti ahla min el mishmish' (أنتِ أحلى من المشمش).
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Chlef Cherries
Yasmina Khadra•3 min read
Halima tends cherry orchards in Chlef's valleys. When agricultural buyer Marco arrives seeking premium fruit, she shows him sweetness that can't be exported. 'El halawa f'el ard' (الحلاوة في الأرض) - Sweetness is in the earth.
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The Pomegranate Orchard
Layla Khalidi•2 min read
Fatima tends her grandmother's pomegranate orchard alone—until Iraqi refugee Kareem arrives seeking work, and they discover that sweetness can grow from bitter soil.
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