Habeeb Salloum
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Habeeb Salloum is a prominent Arab-Canadian freelance writer
. Habeeb centers his writings on Canada
, travel
and the culinary art
s, Arab and world history, with a specific focus on cooking
and tourism
. Currently, he has authored and co-authored seven books. He is currently completing four cookbook
s, two on medieval Arab cooking and the others on the edibles of western Canada
. He is also completing along with his daughter, Muna, a study of Spanish
words of Arabic
origin. Habeeb has written innumerable articles on history, food, travel, homesteading
in western Canada and Arab-Canadian history. He is considered Canada's foremost expert on Arab cuisine
.
During his travels, he has experienced the cuisine
of hundreds of different countries and has written numerous articles about each country's food fare. Along with his writings on food, he has focused many of his writings on each country’s history and travel. Much of his writings focus on the cuisine, tourism and history of the Mediterranean countries, Spanish (Latin)-speaking worlds, Canada, and Arabs living in Canada, specifically Arab pioneering and homesteading in western Canada. He has also delved into the impact of Arab / Muslim Spain on the advancement of world history and contributions of the Arabic language on English
and Spanish vocabularies.
"Reception pour un nouveau-né au Koweit", in Villes et villages du monde, (ed. Elisabeth Plain), Toronto: Ginn and Company, 1979, pp. 180–199 (translation of 1977 publication "A Birthday Party in Kuwait", World Communities).
"George J.Salloum Family", in Neville, The Golden Years 1900-1980, Saskatchewan: The Neville Celebrate Saskatchewan Heritage Committee, 1980.
"Reminiscence of an Arab Family Homesteading in Southern Saskatchewan", Canadian Ethnic Studies, The University of Calgary, Volume XV, Number 2, 1983, pp. 130–138.
Contributor to The Recipes Only Cookbook, (ed. Carroll Allen), Toronto: Lorraine Grey Publications Limited, 1989, (7 recipes), pp. 57, 62, 89, 109, 126, 153, 208.
"Spanish Vegetarian Cooking Made Simple", Vegan Handbook, (eds. D. Wasserman and R. Mangels), Baltimore: The Vegetarian Resource Group, 1996, pp. 117–120.
"Satisfying Vegetarian Foods from Middle Eastern Lands", Vegan Handbook, (eds. D. Wasserman and R. Mangels), Baltimore: The Vegetarian Resource Group, 1996, pp. 121–125.
"The Wholesome Vegetarian Dishes of North Africa", Vegan Handbook, (eds. D. Wasserman and R. Mangels), Baltimore: The Vegetarian Resource Group, 1996, pp. 126–129.
The Syrians” in the Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples (P.R. Magocsi, Editor), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999, pp. 1241–1246.
"Why Travel", The Right Angle - English Skills For College Students, Anjou, Québec: Les Éditions CEC , Inc., 2000, pp. 38–42.
"Medieval and Renaissance Italy: Sicily", in Regional Cuisines of Medieval Europe (ed. Melitta W. Adamson), New York: Routledge, 2002, pp. 113–123.
“Moroccan Mint Tea”, ,(ed. S.Bard, B.Nielson & J. Spear), Steeped in the World of Tea, Northampton, Massacchusetts: Interlink Publishing Group, 2005, pp. 135– 137.
Habeeb is still creating new dishes at his home in Toronto
, Canada and spends much of his time traveling the world and authoring articles with each visit. His publications can be found in newspapers and magazines across North America
, the Middle East
, Asia
, and Europe
.
, Canada to join his father who had emigrated six months earlier. Habeeb has three brothers and four sisters.
Habeeb was raised in Saskatchewan on his family’s homestead farm. During World War II
from 1943–1945, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
. When he finished his time with the RCAF, Habeeb came back to Canada and started a new life in the city of Toronto
. In 1950, in Toronto, he married Freda (nee Abourezk (Bourzk).
In Toronto, he worked for Revenue Canada
, Customs and Excise, while at the same time pursuing his interests in literature, cooking and academics. Many years later, after retiring from Revenue Canada, he was able to become a full-time freelance writer and author. Once Habeeb began his new profession, he began his widespread travels around the world.
Habeeb has three children, Muna, Leila and Raji. He has four grandchildren, Laith, Mazin, Jinaan and Shaadi and a great-grandson, Bilal.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. Habeeb centers his writings on Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
and the culinary art
Culinary art
Culinary art is the art of preparing and cooking foods. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking. A culinarion is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurants is commonly known as a cook or a chef. Culinary artists are...
s, Arab and world history, with a specific focus on cooking
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. Currently, he has authored and co-authored seven books. He is currently completing four cookbook
Cookbook
A cookbook is a kitchen reference that typically contains a collection of recipes. Modern versions may also include colorful illustrations and advice on purchasing quality ingredients or making substitutions...
s, two on medieval Arab cooking and the others on the edibles of western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
. He is also completing along with his daughter, Muna, a study of Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
words of Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
origin. Habeeb has written innumerable articles on history, food, travel, homesteading
Homesteading
Broadly defined, homesteading is a lifestyle of simple self-sufficiency.-Current practice:The term may apply to anyone who follows the back-to-the-land movement by adopting a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle. While land is no longer freely available in most areas of the world, homesteading...
in western Canada and Arab-Canadian history. He is considered Canada's foremost expert on Arab cuisine
Arab cuisine
Arab cuisine is defined as the various regional cuisines spanning the Arab World, from Morocco and Tunisia to Saudi Arabia, and incorporating Levantine, Egyptian .-History:...
.
During his travels, he has experienced the cuisine
Cuisine
Cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific culture. Cuisines are often named after the geographic areas or regions that they originate from...
of hundreds of different countries and has written numerous articles about each country's food fare. Along with his writings on food, he has focused many of his writings on each country’s history and travel. Much of his writings focus on the cuisine, tourism and history of the Mediterranean countries, Spanish (Latin)-speaking worlds, Canada, and Arabs living in Canada, specifically Arab pioneering and homesteading in western Canada. He has also delved into the impact of Arab / Muslim Spain on the advancement of world history and contributions of the Arabic language on English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish vocabularies.
Habeeb’s most significant works are
- From the Lands of Figs and Olives: Over 300 Delicious and Unusual Recipes from the Middle East and North Africa; co-author James Peters New York: Interlink Books, 1995 HB; 1997 PB)
- Classic Vegetarian Cooking From the Middle East and North Africa, (New York: Interlink Publishing Group, 2000 HB)
- Arabic Contributions to the English Vocabulary: English words of Arabic origin: Etymology and History (co-author James Peters) (Beirut: Librarie du Liban Publishers, 1996) ,
- Journeys Back to Arab Spain (Middle East Studies Centre, Toronto, 1994)
- Arab Cooking on a Saskatchewan Homestead: Recipes and Recollections (Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 2005) This book won the Cuisine Canada and the University of GuelphUniversity of GuelphThe University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
’s Silver Canadian Culinary Book Awards in Winnipeg in 2006. - Arabian Nights Cookbook (North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing, 2010)
- Bison Delights: Middle Eastern Cuisine, Western Style (Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, Regina, 2010)
- The Charm Unknown: A Translation of Iliya Abu Madi's al-Talasim, Toronto, January, 1976
His most recent cookbooks currently in press are
- Medieval Arab Cooking (co-authored with Leila Salloum Elias and Muna Salloum - [Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press] )
Chapters in books include
"A Birthday Party in Kuwait", in World Communities (ed. Elisabeth Plain), Toronto: Ginn and Company, 1977, pp. 180–199."Reception pour un nouveau-né au Koweit", in Villes et villages du monde, (ed. Elisabeth Plain), Toronto: Ginn and Company, 1979, pp. 180–199 (translation of 1977 publication "A Birthday Party in Kuwait", World Communities).
"George J.Salloum Family", in Neville, The Golden Years 1900-1980, Saskatchewan: The Neville Celebrate Saskatchewan Heritage Committee, 1980.
"Reminiscence of an Arab Family Homesteading in Southern Saskatchewan", Canadian Ethnic Studies, The University of Calgary, Volume XV, Number 2, 1983, pp. 130–138.
Contributor to The Recipes Only Cookbook, (ed. Carroll Allen), Toronto: Lorraine Grey Publications Limited, 1989, (7 recipes), pp. 57, 62, 89, 109, 126, 153, 208.
"Spanish Vegetarian Cooking Made Simple", Vegan Handbook, (eds. D. Wasserman and R. Mangels), Baltimore: The Vegetarian Resource Group, 1996, pp. 117–120.
"Satisfying Vegetarian Foods from Middle Eastern Lands", Vegan Handbook, (eds. D. Wasserman and R. Mangels), Baltimore: The Vegetarian Resource Group, 1996, pp. 121–125.
"The Wholesome Vegetarian Dishes of North Africa", Vegan Handbook, (eds. D. Wasserman and R. Mangels), Baltimore: The Vegetarian Resource Group, 1996, pp. 126–129.
The Syrians” in the Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples (P.R. Magocsi, Editor), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999, pp. 1241–1246.
"Why Travel", The Right Angle - English Skills For College Students, Anjou, Québec: Les Éditions CEC , Inc., 2000, pp. 38–42.
"Medieval and Renaissance Italy: Sicily", in Regional Cuisines of Medieval Europe (ed. Melitta W. Adamson), New York: Routledge, 2002, pp. 113–123.
“Moroccan Mint Tea”, ,(ed. S.Bard, B.Nielson & J. Spear), Steeped in the World of Tea, Northampton, Massacchusetts: Interlink Publishing Group, 2005, pp. 135– 137.
Habeeb is still creating new dishes at his home in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada and spends much of his time traveling the world and authoring articles with each visit. His publications can be found in newspapers and magazines across North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Personal life
Habeeb was born to Jiryas Ya'qub Salloum (father) and Shams (nee Saliba)(mother) in the Qaroun. A few months later he and his mother and older brother immigrated to SaskatchewanSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada to join his father who had emigrated six months earlier. Habeeb has three brothers and four sisters.
Habeeb was raised in Saskatchewan on his family’s homestead farm. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
from 1943–1945, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
. When he finished his time with the RCAF, Habeeb came back to Canada and started a new life in the city of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. In 1950, in Toronto, he married Freda (nee Abourezk (Bourzk).
In Toronto, he worked for Revenue Canada
Canada Revenue Agency
The Canada Revenue Agency is a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system...
, Customs and Excise, while at the same time pursuing his interests in literature, cooking and academics. Many years later, after retiring from Revenue Canada, he was able to become a full-time freelance writer and author. Once Habeeb began his new profession, he began his widespread travels around the world.
Habeeb has three children, Muna, Leila and Raji. He has four grandchildren, Laith, Mazin, Jinaan and Shaadi and a great-grandson, Bilal.
External links
- http://www.thingsasian.com/contributor/hsalloum - Things Asian on Habeeb Salloum
- http://www.gonomad.com/corp/habeebsalloum.html - Go Nomad on Habeeb Salloum
- http://www.amazon.com/Habeeb-Salloum/e/B001K8QSXY - Amazon on Habeeb Salloum
- http://www.africanevents.com/Essay-Habeeb-MansaMusa.htm - Essay by Habeeb Salloum
- http://andwhiskersonkittens.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/arab-cooking-on-a-saskatchewan-homestead-by-habeeb-salloum/ - Arab Cooking on a Saskatchewan Homestead
- http://www.allbookstores.com/Habeeb-Salloum/author - All Book Store... Habeeb's books
- http://books.google.com/books?id=pkmdosckh7MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=habeeb+salloum&source=bl&ots=R6yuq1yzOh&sig=yr-Zyfvk-AYaUt3C1-K7Sqn1xY4&hl=en&ei=EoPyTPbWCoSClAec9tW4DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false - Land of Figs and Olives
- http://www.alhewar.com/habeeb_salloum_arabic_language.htm - THE ODYSSEY OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE AND ITS SCRIPT