BERLIN: Siblings and their sister in law have taken the task to reintroduce the cultural heritage to the young generation with 15 nations from Arab world all in one glossy book.
Joozoori Books meaning ‘my roots’ in Arabic language is taken up by Lebanese-Algerian siblings Sarah and Hicham Zaraket and Hicham’s wife, Tunisian-German illustrator Soufeina Zaraket.
Sarah resides in Paris while the other two are based in berlin but their strong attachment to the culture binds them together and the project Joozoori is launched.
However, they haven’t forgotten their roots. What made them took up the project was the quest for finding books for their children depicting about their culture and heritage and connection which was missing.
The books are unique and can be customised and the reader particularly a child for that matter can have his or her name and make a journey to the land to the land to where he or she belongs.
The books are bilingual with original text in standard Arabic while readers can select the other language of their choice French, English or any for that matter.
Samar Mahfouz Barraj from Lebanon has written the stories and illustrations were followed by many in the Arab world giving detailed history encompassing from clothing culture to cuisine.
