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This event is in the past.It took place on October 19, 2026 at Tolhuistuin.

Soomaaliya: Food, Memory, and Migration 1
Literature Talk

Soomaaliya: Food, Memory, and Migration

October 19 at 7:15pm

At Tolhuistuin

Amsterdam-Noord, Amsterdam

📚Local bookseller De Kookboekhandel on-site
👨‍👩‍👧All ages welcome
🌅Venue has gorgeous waterfront terraces

Chef Ifrah F. Ahmed serves up centuries of Somali history through recipes passed down orally, now captured in her debut book. Journalist Ayaan Abukar digs into how food carries memory across migration, war, and the global diaspora. Somali snacks included.

Somali cuisine
Author talk
Food & memory
Cultural storytelling

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  • Author talk
  • Food & memory
  • Cultural storytelling
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