Soup for Syria

A Humanitarian Cookbook Project of Interlink Publishing

Collected and Photographed by Barbara Abdeni Massaad

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What is Soup for Syria


Interlink Publishing, a Massachusetts-based independent publishing house, has collaborated with bestselling cookbook author, photographer, and food writer Barbara Abdeni Massaad (Man'oushe: Inside the Lebanese Street Corner Bakery)—together with nearly 80 acclaimed chefs—on a humanitarian cookbook project whose profits will be donated to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR to provide urgently needed food relief for Syrian refugees.

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The Syrian conflict—now in its 5th year—
is the worst humanitarian crisis of our time.


There are over 4 million Syrian refugees in five countries:

  • Turkey 1,622,839
  • Lebanon 1,174,313
  • Jordan 623,241
  • Iraq 242,468
  • Egypt 136,661

Source: UNHCR as of February 23, 2015.

Nearly 8 million Syrians are internally displaced.

Thousands of Syrians continue to flee their country every day.

Half of all Syrian refugees are under the age of 18. Most have been out of school for many months.

More than half of Syria's pre-war population of 23 million is in desperate need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

Get Involved!

Get Involved!


There are many ways you can help. We are open to new ideas, so please e-mail us your suggestion and we'll add it to the list.

Share on Social media

Tweet, post, share and spread the word about the project on social media; share your experience and stories of success.

Soup Party

Host a soup party in your home or office. At the party, sell or take orders for the Soup for Syria cookbook (download the US order form or Canada order form). And be sure to send us photos!

Contact your church, mosque, synagogue...

...school, library, or any other center you are affiliated with; tell them about the project; and encourage their involvement in the campaign and sales of the Soup for Syria cookbook.

Benefit Concert

Organize a benefit concert or event in your area. Tell the audience about the plight of the Syrian refugees and the Soup for Syria project, distribute flyers, and sell copies of the Soup for Syria cookbook.

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Contact Us


For more information about Soup for Syria or to place orders contact Interlink Books.

Interlink Publishing Group
46 Crosby Street
Northampton, MA 01060-1804
info@interlinkbooks.com

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