TEDxObserver - Kamal Mouzawak - Make food not war in Beirut

Kamal Mouzawak
Farmer, food artisan, culinary activist

Son of a farmer, Kamal set up Beirut's first Farmer's Market in 2004. Called Souk el-Tayeb the farmer's market is a celebration of food and its traditions -- this is especially important in a country like Lebanon which has had a tumultuous history and has long suffered from ethnic and religious divides. Kamal uses the Souk to assist local producers to become sustainable businesses and uses the Souk's kitchen -- where different local women from surrounding villages cook each day -- to help break down religious, political and cultural barriers. He has been recognised as an Ashoka Arab World Fellow.

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