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Why We Don’t Do Black Friday

This week, your inbox and social media feeds have probably been full of Black Friday and Cyber Week offers promising you huge savings and amazing value. Well, you might be disappointed to learn that you won’t find that here. We don’t do Black Friday, and here’s why:

31 Holiday Gift Ideas Inspired by the Middle East & North Africa

No matter who you’re shopping for, prepared to be inspired by our ideas for gorgeous gifts for the holiday season. Whether you need a present for a booklover, a keen foodie, an Arabic student, a lovely little one, or that friend who has a serious house plant problem, we’ve got you covered! As always, we’ve focused wherever possible on small, women-owned and artisanal businesses along with social enterprises and fair trade companies so that your gifts are also giving back to local communities across the MENA region.

RECIPE | Omani Qabooli Rice by Dine with Dina

The culinary traditions of the Middle East are much incredibly varied, particularly as we head south, across the rugged mountains and vast deserts of the Arabian Peninsula towards the Sultanate of Oman. Here’s a recipe for Omani Qabooli Rice with Lamb Shanks to wow your dinner party guests, courtesy of Dine with Dina.

Step-by-step guide: How to burn frankincense resin at home

Frankincense is world renowned for its health and wellness benefits, from easing stress and depression…

7 ways to get the most out of your Arabic practice

We’ve been working on something very exciting behind the scenes, and we are so excited to tell you about it! We’ve created a 4-Week Study Planner for anyone learning Arabic at home, and we’ve launched this in partnership with the wonderful charity organisation Hopes for Women! Get started right now with our top strategies for maximising your Arabic practice.

Moor Morocco Babouche – Changing The World, One Step At A Time

This is the story of Kate Maryam, visionary social entrepreneur and designer of beautiful Moroccan leather babouches. We are so excited to partner with her to bring you an exclusive collection or moor morocco babouches through the Pink Jinn Souq. Read her story and you’ll see why…

RECIPE | Ras Al Hanout Chicken Legs with Freekeh

This rustic one-pot dish is perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Inspired by Pink Jinn’s very-own Ras al Hanout spice blend, this wholesome dish celebrates the complex and aromatic blend of spices used widely across North Africa.

RECIPE | Beef shin tagine with butternut squash and sticky prunes

This autumnal tagine recipe combines grass fed beef shin, butternut squash, chickpeas and sticky prunes. Inspired by Pink Jinn’s very-own Ras Al Hanout spice blend, this dish is the ultimate celebration of this complex and aromatic blend of spices used widely across North Africa.

5 Health And Beauty Benefits Of Frankincense And How To Use It

Not only does it smell sacred and luxurious, but Frankincense is a natural remedy used to treat various ailments. In this post, we explore the multiple health and beauty properties of Frankincense and how this magical resin can be used to enrich your life.