#Sabaya

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[benaturalandautomatic]

i'm watching something before i start studying for chemistry bcs i'm so sure that it'll turn me into the most mentally unstable person on this planet 🥳🥳

[mymoviemania-oscar-2023]

Cinema Sabaya (2021) (orig.title: סינמה סבאיא (Sinema Sabaya)), directed by Orit Fouks Rotem;

95th Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film, longlist of submissions, Israel (Not nominated)  

[girlactionfigure]

lalshareef

The true meaning of the word "Sabaya". Don't be tricked or fooled.

[matan4il]

Hi have you seen the video of the 5 female hostages from Nir Oz? I made it a point to not watch any videos from Oct 7 or any of the other hostage videos Hamas publishes. But this one I had to see. And I feel physically sick thinking about what those girls are going through for the last 7 (almost 8) months. The more I think about it the more anger I feel. I am so so disappointed in all these feminists all these female celebrities siding with literal terrorists. Im just so so mad that I cant even put it into words properly.

Have I, Nonnie. -_- We all knew the kidnapping was bad, but it's still not like actually seeing it, right? Even seeing "just" a version that's partly censored (for example, at one point you'll notice there's a body of a girl still in her pajama pants, lying right in front of the girls being taken as hostages, and to preserve the murdered girls' dignity, in accordance with our Jewish value of כבוד המת, whenever the camera is about to show anything identifying of her, the footage cuts off).

Keep in mind, a part of what's so hard about watching the vid isn't just seeing human beings attacked and degraded, that's always awful, but it's especially terrible seeing these girls still in their pajamas, knowing that they were unarmed and weren't trained to fight. I can't stress enough how vulnerable and defenseless they were. Which makes everything worse, but especially seeing the patterns of where they've been bloodied, given that they didn't have any training to put on a fight: around their intimate parts and around the mouth.

BTW, 19 years old Naama Levil mentions in the vid she has a Palestinian friend. She did, she was a peace activist. Her mother said in one interview that a part of what hurts so much is that Naama was victimized exactly by the people she had faith in.

I want to share the vid, I'll just point out that the English subtitles are not completely accurate. One thing is that a terrorist says to one of the girls, "You are more beautiful" (as in, they're choosing which one of them is gonna get which girl, and he decided on her, because he thinks she's "more beautiful" than the other ones), but it's translated as "You are so beautiful." The second thing is that "sabaya" was translated as "the girls who can get pregnant." Which isn't untrue, but we know that Islamist terrorist organizations, like ISIS, use it as a term for sex slaves. Here's a reference to that:

Here's the vid, under the cut.

(for all of my updates and ask replies regarding Israel, click here)

[the-rainbow-lesbian]

I haven't watched the video of the girls who were brutalized by hamas in full, and there is an indeed a mistranslation, the terrorists said that these are "sabaya" which means sex slaves, it has nothing to do with whether or not they can get pregnant. that really doesn't make it any better so I don't know why this one error is used to discredit what hamas did and is doing to these girls, and this isn't even the first time hamas has been recorded using this verbiage, here is a video of an egyptian man going through videos from october 7th to prove that women were raped and sexually assaulted and very possibly still are: https://www.youtube.com/live/pSKR_eYkGVU?si=uQHI0wRSSoQUCeT2

it's a long video but an actual arabic speaker can clarify things for you if there is any place for doubt yet.

this error is being used to deflect from what happened to these girls, and also the fact that they were in a military base even though it's mandated service and clearly they were not able to defend themselves, no decent person would find this okay, not even combatants deserve rape, rape is never ever justifiable.

trigger warning for the video, they talk about sexual assault/rape and go through footage from october 7

[lesfruitsdores]

Israeli films with female protagonists.

Zero Motivation (2014) dir. Talya Lavie

A unit of female Israeli soldiers at a remote desert base bide their time as they count down the minutes until they can return to civilian life.

Cinema Sabaya (2021) dir. Orit Fouks Rotem

Eight women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, young filmmaker. With each camera take, the group dynamic forces the women to challenge their beliefs as they get to know one other.

Jellyfish (2007) dir. Shira Geffen & Etgar Keret

Jellyfish tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a young bride who breaks her leg in trying to escape from a locked toilet stall, which ruins her chance at a romantic honeymoon in the Caribbean. One of the guests is Joy, a Philippine chore woman attending the event with her employer, and who doesn't speak any Hebrew (she communicates mainly in English), and who is guilt-ridden after having left her young son behind in the Philippines.

Blush (2015) dir. Michal Vinik

Trying to escape her tumultuous home life, Naama, 17, indulges in alcohol and drugs, but everything changes when she meets a sexy, free-spirited new girl at school and the two become more than fast friends.

Atomic Falafel (2015) dir. Dror Shaul

Two girls from nuclear towns in Israel and Iran spill their countries most valuable secrets on Facebook while trying to prevent a nuclear crisis.

Kiss Me Before It Blows Up/Kiss Me Kosher (2020) dir. Shirel Peleg

When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and a Palestinian man, chaos follows. What happens with lovers who don't fit--but do belong together?

Red Cow (2018) dir. Tsivia Barkai

Red Cow is a coming-of-age film that takes place in the days leading up to the assassination of Rabin and depicts the life of Benny, 16, orphaned from mother at birth and the only child of Joshua - a religious, right-wing extremist, in those critical junctures when she is forming her sexual, religious and political awareness.

Sand Storm (2016) dir. Elite Zexer

A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila’s husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter’s world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to the patriarchal rules and being true to themselves.

[wakingfromthewater]

I will NOT shut up about the Yemeni coffee, it made me actually like sweet coffee (although was not particularly sweet), also you can eat it with sabaya which is a sort of pastry made with layers of flaky dough, topped with nigella seeds (?) and honey which might just be the ne plus ultra of little treat to accompany your coffee.

[okur46blog]

Gidelim buralardan Lübbetülaynım

Havva annemizin kurduğu sofraya küsmeden

Bir ağacın gölgesinde

Vebal boynumuzda

Yağlı bir urgan gibi dolanmadan

Kelimeleri törpülerken Adem babamız

Tövbe nedir bilmezken henüz

Yani b'ulaşmadan karaya

Bir sırrın,

Keşfine gidelim

Bulalım bizi Lübbetülaynım

Karani hırkası revan olmamışken çöllere

Bir hurmanın çekirdeğinde tadarken tokluğu

Zemzem, lebimizden feragat etmeden

Habil ile Kabil

Yusuf ve kardeşleri

Kanlı bıçaklı değilken

Düşmemişken o kör kuyuya

Muhabbet'ül Aşk deryasında

Inci gibi dizilirken meşk gemileri

Can canandan geçmeden gidelim

Vuslat olsun

Doğan günün adı Lübbetülaynım

Sen yoksan neyim var diyeceğimiz

O bad-ı sabaya

Seherin kuşlarını selamla

Yokluğun damağımda katran

Boynumda Şahmeran zehri

Varlığına her gün

Defakez şükre durulacak

O zamana

Kırk kapının ardının g'özlendiği

O dergaha gidelim

Eyy Lübbetülaynım

Ruhu Azade

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[jordanianroyals]

"Hussein and Rajwa", a song written for Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan & his Saudi bride Rajwa Al Seif in honour of their marriage. Written by poet Saleh Al-Shadi, the song was composed by Jordanian singer Omar Al Abdallat and arranged by Ayman Abdullah. It is performed as a duet with Saudi singer, Mohammed Abdu, a reference to Princess Rajwa's roots. The two performed the song at the couple's wedding reception on 1 June 2023.

Al Abdallat publishes the song on his YouTube with lyrics (in both English & Arabic):

"Words

The tune of Amman tweeted with tunes, and the mountains of Amman rippled, singing and singing of the happiness that brought two peoples together, and everyone was blessed and joy became ecstasy

Jordanian…Saudi…Jordanian Saudi…Saudi Jordanian

O grandson of the Prophet, O Hussein, O son of Abdullah, O beloved of the people, congratulations, O son of Abdullah!

Jordanian…Saudi…Jordanian Saudi…Saudi Jordanian

The Mahabish beat and poured coffee. A thousand blessings, O Hussain, and please

With one eye between blinking and blinking, O Hussain, we saw the bright moon, and we saw it with hope. Daughter of generosity and generosity, daughter of loved ones, I chose her. Glory to God. Among the gathering of professionals, O who went to all the weddings, sing it

Our bridegroom, oh Badr Badi, may your nights of pleasure last Our bride, oh club scent, outweighs all scents and I have taken them, and you are the peacemaker. May you be happy and live there together. Hope that from my Presence of conclusion, we prayed for Ahmed, our Prophet, for eternity

Bless them, O happiness, with roses and Ansam Al-Aberghani, and Hani, and bless them, and give the princess to the prince, our bridegroom, adorn the signs of glory and great destiny, our bride, the Lady of Sabaya, as if it is the full moon

On the horizon, oh sun of the galaxy, step by step, and in the name of God be upon you, Princess Hala.

Jordanian…Saudi…Jordanian Saudi…Saudi Jordanian"

كلمات : صالح الشادي ألحان : عمر العبداللات توزيع : أيمن عبدالله كلمات الأغنية عمـــان غـرّد جـــوّهـــا بالتلاحين وتـمـاوجـت جـبـال عـمـان غـنــوة غـنـوة سعـادة جـمّـعت بـيـن شعبين والكل بارك والفرح صار نشوة أردنية ... سعودية ... أردنية سعودية ... سعودية أردنية یا حفید النبي یا حسین یا ابن عبدالله یا حبیب الشعب مبروك یا ابــن عبدالله أردنية ... سعودية ... أردنية سعودية ... سعودية أردنية دقـوا المهابيش وصبـوا القهوة ألف مبارك يا حسين ويا رجوه دقـوا المهابيش وصبـوا القهوة ألف مبارك يا حسين ويا رجوه بالعين بين الرمش والرمش يا حسين شفنا القمر ساطع وشفناه رجوه بنت الكرم والجـود بنت العزيزين اخترتها وعـزالله اخترت نقوه يا حسين يا نسل الكرام الميامين ياللي ممتلي عزوكرامة ونخوة فيك الشرف ماهو من اليوم والحين والعز ��يك وفيك للعز صهوة جدك حسين اللي ملا السمع والعين وابوك عبدالله ولك الشعب عزوة وانت الفرح ما بين جمع المهنين يا اللي غـديت لكل الافراح غـنوه عريسنا يـا بـدر بادي دامت لياليك السرور عروسنا يا عطر نادي غلّب على كـل العطور واخذتها و انتَ الموفّق حوريه مــن بلاد النور اخذتها و انتَ الموفّق حوريه مــن بلاد النور عريسنا يـا بـدر بادي دامــت لـياليك السرور يمـيـنهـا جات بيميـنه بأسمى المعاني والشعور يـا الله سألتك العطيّـة تجعل حيـاتهــم سـرور وتعيشوا فيها بالسويّه عقبال من عندي حضور الخاتمة صلينا على أحمد نـبـيـنا مـدى الـدهـور هلي عليـهم يـالسعـادة بالورد وأنسام العبير غني وهني وباركيهم وزفي الأميـرة للأمـير عريسنا زيــن الس��ايا الـعـز والــقــدر الكبير عروسنا سـت الصبايا كــأنها البــدر المنيــر على الهون يا شمس المجره تخطي وباسم الله عـليكي امـيـرة حلا لـلـعـيـن قـره ويـا زين هالحـنـه بـايديكي سليلة حسـب مهــره وحره كـل البهى والطيب فيكي أردنية ... سعودية ... أردنية سعودية ... سعودية أردنية

[queen-scribbles]

I don't remember Sabaya being this thirsty on my other m!Agents😂

But, I mean, I can't blame her

He is very pretty

[girlactionfigure]

how to be an ally

LISTEN TO US

Antisemitism has been on the rise for the past few years, but since October 7, antisemitism is at the highest levels it has been since the 1930s. Yes, it’s that bad. If you haven’t heard about it, or if you don’t see it, ask yourself why, instead of casting doubt on us. 

Believe us. 

The Jewish community is hurting. Since October 7, especially, we have been gaslit on a global, unprecedented scale. After Hamas live-streamed a massacre, we are being told, globally, that it didn’t happen. Or that it wasn’t as bad as we think. Or that we deserved it. Or that we did it to ourselves.

When college students demand a global “intifada,” a term used to denote two violent Palestinian uprisings that predominantly targeted Israeli civilians, we are told “intifada” just means “to shake off.” When Hamas terrorists are caught on camera, various times, calling Israeli female hostages “sabaya,” a term Islamists use to describe sex slaves, we are told we misheard it. When an international team of forensic pathologists confirmed that Israeli children were decapitated, we are told we lied about it. We are told we lied about the rapes on October 7, despite the preponderance of eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence (e.g. broken pelvises, mutilated genitals, bloody underwear, semen on a girl’s back), and perpetrator admissions. No matter the evidence, the world keeps moving the goalposts. 

Our words are scrutinized under a microscope, and are received with doubt or outright denial. The gaslighting is such that we feel like we are living in a parallel universe.

So when we tell you how bad it is…just listen to us. Even if you don’t understand. Even if you don’t see it. Believe that we know our own experience better than you do. 

STOP POINTING FINGERS. START WITH YOU

We are so, so tired of fake allies who are quick to point to the antisemitism of others but won’t even begin to deconstruct their own biases. Antisemitism is very, very old, and very, very embedded into nearly every culture, so it’s likely that you have antisemitic biases, whether big or small. That goes for Jews as well!

This is not a personal accusation, and I’m not calling you a bad person. But sincere allyship begins with you. It’s very easy to point fingers. It’s a whole lot harder to take a hard look at your own actions and beliefs.

An example: several years ago, Shaun King was accused of antisemitism on Twitter (for the millionth time!). Instead of apologizing and holding himself accountable, he rebuked those accusations, saying, “I fight Nazis every day.”

In other words: instead of seeing where he could do better, or where he went wrong, Shaun King deflected by pointing to the antisemitism of Nazis. And yes, of course Nazis are antisemitic. But just because Nazis are antisemitic doesn’t mean that Shaun King can’t be antisemitic, too.

Something incredibly frustrating is that politicians on both sides of the political aisle use our existence and our experience of bigotry as a “gotcha” against their opponents. Instead of addressing the antisemitism on their side of the aisle — and it certainly exists on both sides of the aisle — they will relentlessly point to the antisemitism of their opponents, without ever addressing the antisemitism of their allies. But if they were truly serious about fighting antisemitism, politicians, whether left or right, would begin by addressing the antisemitism on their side before pointing fingers to prove a point. That’s not fighting antisemitism. That’s exploiting our pain. 

DO NOT SPEAK FOR US

People have been speaking for Jews for 2000 years. But we have our own voices, and we can speak for ourselves. The problem is that we are 0.2% of the world population (and, in the United States, 2.4% of the population). Though for centuries antisemites have depicted Jews as powerful puppeteers pulling the strings, and though we are accused of running the media, the truth is that we are vastly outnumbered and our voices are drowned out. 

According to the ADL Global Index on Antisemitism, 1.09 billion people across the world hold antisemitic attitudes. There are 15 million Jews in the world. Others’ narratives about us are far louder than our own narratives. That’s a problem.

As an ally, we don’t need you to speak for us. But we do appreciate you giving us the space — and, if you have it, the platform — to speak for ourselves.

Facts don’t lie; antisemites do. A recent Jerusalem Post study found that, since October 7, 46.2% of New York Times articles were empathetic toward Palestinians alone; whereas only 10.5% were empathetic predominantly toward Israelis. In other words, the Israeli narrative of events is getting buried. 

Similarly, the recent viral AI post, “All eyes on Rafah” had over 47 million shares. There are 15 million Jews in the world. A similar “pro-Israel” post, “Where were your eyes on October 7?” was shared only 500,000 times before being removed by instagram. 

Our community is small and our voices get drowned out. Give space to our voices, rather than create even more noise. Nobody is more qualified to speak of the Jewish experience than we are. 

SUPPORTING US PRIVATELY IS EASY. SUPPORTING US PUBLICLY IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT 

Look, I get it. Vocally supporting the Jewish community at this time is not necessarily the popular thing to do. Because of the tremendous suffering of Palestinians, anyone who shows empathy toward Jews — yes, including Israeli Jews, who not only form half of the worldwide Jewish population, but are also hurting tremendously right now — can come with consequences. You might be ostracized. You might be put on a “Zionist” blacklist, as they are popping up in just about every industry, ranging from Hollywood to psychology. 

But while you have the option to “opt out,” we don’t. We don’t get to keep quiet, because this literally affects our lives and our safety. It’s getting increasingly frustrating to receive messages of “support” who will never publicly raise their voices in our defense. In remaining silent, you are contributing to an environment of fear and ostracism. That doesn’t help us.

Let me address a couple of things before you get confused.

(1) in the previous slide, I said that we can speak for ourselves; you don’t need to speak for us. In this one, I’m asking you to speak up. So what’s the deal?

Instead of, say, making a post about what is or isn’t antisemitism yourself, you can share one of our posts or even invite us to collaborate on your account. You can also publicly say “hey, this isn’t right,” or “Jewish people need support,” both in real life and online, or something of the sort, without making yourself out to be an expert over Jewish people. 

(2) you don’t have to be an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to recognize Jews are hurting and to publicly voice support. If you don’t know what’s going on, I’d rather you not spread misinformation, but you don’t have to know the history or the facts on the ground to tell Jews that you see our hurt, and that you’re not okay with people hurting us. 

DO NOT TOKENIZE US

Antisemitism is a bigotry that has killed millions of Jews throughout history. It’s not a valid punishment for behavior or political views you dislike. All Jews should be protected from antisemitism, whether you like us as individuals or not. Period.

Before you share a Jewish person’s voice, ask yourself this: why am I sharing this? Am I sharing this because this person validates myviews? Am I sharing this to prove a point? Am I sharing this to show people, hey, this person agrees with me, so I can’t be antisemitic?

The truth is Jews can be antisemitic. Jews can perpetuate harmful behaviors and views that hurt the wider Jewish community. There were pro-Nazi Jews. There were pro-Stalin Jews. There are now pro-Hamas, pro-Islamic Republic, pro-Houthi, and pro-Hezbollah Jews. There have always been Jews who, for one reason or another, including internalized antisemitism, jeopardized the safety of their own community. 

If your objective is to “gain” something from associating yourself with any given Jewish person, that’s not allyship. It’s weaponization and tokenism. Allyship isn’t meant to be about you; it’s meant to be about the group you’re supporting.

You should support Jews because we are human beings, and our safety matters. Not because you’re trying to get something out of us. Period. 

LEARN ABOUT ANTISEMITIC TROPES AND CONSPIRACIES 

I cannot stress this enough. This is the single most useful thing you can do to support the Jewish people, in my opinion. Antisemitism can be hard to catch because it generally looks quite different than other forms of bigotry, and it’s constantly evolving. It’s hard to keep up with all the conspiracies — because, most often than not, antisemitism presents via conspiracy theories — so learning the “formula” of antisemitic tropes, stereotypes, and conspiracies is extremely helpful. Once you become familiar with this, it’ll be much easier for you to recognize this insidious, mutating hatred.

Personally, I like to use this formula: 

Please note: antisemitism doesn’t usually look like unabashed Jew-hatred. Antisemitism moves through conspiracies and euphemisms, whether “globalists,” “cosmopolitans,” “communists,” “capitalists,” and yes, “Zionists.”

LEARN HOW TO CRITICIZE ISRAEL

Like every other sovereign nation on planet earth, Israel is not above criticism.

It’s very important to familiarize yourself with antisemitic tropes, conspiracies, and stereotypes so that you can criticize Israel in a legitimate way, rather than in a manner that hurts Jews. 

(1) it’s totally okay to criticize Israeli policies, actions, politicians, and societal issues. However, make sure that these criticisms are rooted in reality, because there is so much disinformation about Israel 

(2) it’s not okay to call for Israel’s destruction, deny Jews the right to self-determine, or revise Jewish history to satisfy your narrative 

(3) it’s not okay to scapegoat Israel for issues unrelated to Israel, as well as to ascribe sinister motives to every single thing Israel does 

(4) it’s not okay to engage in Holocaust inversion; that is, accusing Israelis or Israel of being like Nazi Germany. Full stop

(5) it’s not okay to subject Israel to double standards not expected of any other democratic nation 

(6) it’s not okay to project antisemitic tropes, conspiracies, and stereotypes onto the Jewish state

When you project antisemitism onto Israel, chances are this will not improve anything in Israeli society; however, what it will do is it will hurt Jews. 

JUST BE THERE FOR US

Since October 7, the Jewish community has felt especially lonely. We feel that we’ve been abandoned by all our historic allies. We’ve been ostracized from our friend groups — or we’ve cut ties ourselves, because we don’t feel safe — and from our industries, which are becoming increasingly hostile to Jews who do not pass their political litmus tests, litmus tests with ever moving goalposts. 

We need support. Reach out to us, regularly. Lend an ear. Take us out for coffee. Let us know that you haven’t abandoned us. 

We also feel physically unsafe. As of June 1, at least twelve synagogues have been set on fire (or been attempted to set on fire), from Tunisia to Canada. Jews in the Diaspora have been murdered, kidnapped, and raped. These attacks have received little, if any, media coverage. Do what you can to physically protect our safety. 

Though most of us have absolutely no control over the policies of the Israeli government, our businesses are being targeted around the world. You can support our businesses that have been the target of antisemitic boycotts. 

[mattohonbung]

kulan cafe

🇸🇴 somali

📍 skyline aka build america plaza in bailey's crossroads, falls church, virginia

📅 dinner; July 2023. 1st time

😋 overall: I literally have no metric for somali food but since it's the only one of its kind in the area, I hope it sticks around. I love getting surprise sides, and they know how to season their damn meat!!!! I'd come back in a heartbeat.

more food pix + detailed review under the cut!

🍵 not pictured is the tea we ordered, 1 cup each. it came out PIPING HOT so we had to wait a bit, but it was so wonderfully spiced (cardamom?). sweet too, but a little too sweet that it got a little cloying once it cooled down. at room temp, all the spices made it taste a little medicinal; reminded me of a natural cough syrup or something. I'd order it again but drink it while it's still hot.

🍚🐔 rice w/ chicken suqar - this was my fav dish! the chicken was soooo tender and well-spiced (not much else you can say about it when you can't identify spices that well lmfao all I know is that i loved every bite). the rice took up half the plate and then some! I loved that it came with raisins; it reminds me of afghan pulao.

I would SO get this again!!!!!!

🥗 didn't take a separate photo of the salad that came with this dish but it was pretty good. I liked taking bites of it in between these heavier meat dishes. the vinaigrette helped lift it! I'd get it again.

it reminds me of the side of salad that kabob places usually include. I wonder if salads are a western influence and what kinds of vegetables are native to Somalia.

🫓🐑 sabaya w/ lamb - it's always a gamble getting lamb or goat from restaurants but I'm so glad I did cos this lamb wasn't dry whatsoever and I loooved the spice rub on it. there were some chewy parts that I had to spit out but it was prob tendon so that's to be expected.

also I was drooling the moment I saw them bring out this plate cos the flatbread looked sooo flaky BUT it ended up being chewy and dry af 😔 it was difficult to pull apart 😢😢😢 I'm genuinely so sad about this cos it prevented this whole meal from being a solid 10

I wouldn't get a dish with sabaya again. I'd have a dish with lamb again tho! maybe I'll try their pasta next time.

🥘 unknown side that has potatoes, peas, and ??? - lol right after the cashier/server brought out the sabaya w/ lamb, he was like "I'm not done!!!" and brought out THIS DISH. and then he was like "NOW the dish is complete." thank god he did cos that sabaya needed moisture... badly

didn't even know that the dish even had sides so i'm not sure how to get it again... but I definitely want it again. I love tasting a delicious spice combination for the first time 🥰

they brought this out a little late into the meal but they also gave us a bowl of their house-made hot sauce, which was made of jalapenos. it wasn't that spicy (tbf the server told us that as he put it down) but its freshness helped lift some items.

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💲 price - $17-$20 for each plate, which I think is fair given the generous portion sizes. definitely stuffed 2 people, with some food left over (mostly carbs haha)

🗒️ other notes - it didn't taste salty or anything while I was eating but once I got home, i was SO THIRSTY i downed half my water bottle like a whale. 🐋

anyway the cashier/server was really friendly to us. after he asked us to rate the food, he made a point to tell us that everyone cooking this food is family and actually from somalia, not like "other restaurants" (who most likely have latino people working in the back).

this plaza feels like the ethiopian version of eden center. hoping i'm not cursing the place as I write this but I wonder when fairfax county will start drooling over the land as ripe for redevelopment and ethiopians will have to organise for anti-gentrification like viet folks are rn (if you're reading this, follow viet place collective)

[natyune-writes]

sabaya is what i call my arab best friends wth 😭 they are making things up atp

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