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Recipe: Eggplant and Laban (Yogurt)

Serves about 6 1 medium eggplant, about 1 pound 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup plain...

Iraq Habeeb Salloum

Recipe: Eggplant Purée - Dukous Badhinjan

Serves 8 to 10 For all strata of society in the Arab countries, eggplants are a favoured vegetabl...

Iraq / Saudi Arabia Habeeb Salloum

Recipe: Lentils, Rice and Fish - Makbous Samak

Serves from 8 to 10 6 tablespoons butter 2 cups rice, rinsed 1/2 cup lentils, soaked overnight in...

Iraq / Saudi Arabia Habeeb Salloum

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Recipe: Coconut Rolled Dates - Stuffed

1 pound soft-whole dried dates, pitted 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 3/4 cup half and half cre...

Iraq / Saudi Arabia Habeeb Salloum

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Recipe: Cold Yogurt and Cucumber Soup - Shawrabat Laban Barida

Serves 6 to 8 5 cups yogurt 1 cucumber, about 6 inches long, peeled and finely chopped 2 cups wat...

Iraq Habeeb Salloum

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Choosing a Quality Language Program

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll ...

Iraq / Vietnam / Myanmar Dawn Stanton

Recipe: Cucumber Salad - Salatat Khiyar

Serves 6 to 8 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 medium sweet pepper, finely...

Iraq / Saudi Arabia Habeeb Salloum

All aboard the Baghdad-to-Basra "express"

BASRA, Iraq, May 20, 2003 - The daily Baghdad-to-Basra "express" train may take 12 hours, the car...

Iraq AFP/Alexandre Peyrille

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Fact File: Asian Internet Top Domains

Afghanistan - af Armenia - am Azerbaijan - az Bahrain - bh Bangladesh - bd Brunei - bn Cambodia -...

Iraq / Vietnam / Myanmar ThingsAsian

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Iraq on the Web

Iraq Daily. Official news site for Iraq, in English. The Iraq Foundation. A non-profit organizati...

Iraq ThingsAsian

Recipe: Chickpea and Tomato Soup - Shawrbat Alnikhi

Serves 8 to 10 1 cup chickpeas, soaked overnight and drained 8 cups water 4 tablespoons olive oil...

Iraq / Saudi Arabia Habeeb Salloum

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Recipe: Baked Tomatoes - Al-Dukous

Serves 6 to 8 4 large tomatoes, about 2 pounds, sliced about 1/4 inch thick 4 tablespoons olive o...

Iraq / Saudi Arabia Habeeb Salloum

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