As a young man, Mahmud’s life had no real direction. But when the horror
of war and a humanitarian crisis hit the Gaza Strip, he unexpectedly
finds his mission: cooking food for the hungry.
But as the conflict intensifies, the scale of Mahmud’s project expands
to include a hospital the IDF alleges tob e a Hamas stronghold.
His brother Hani supports the operation from the U.S. by collecting
donations. From thousands of miles away he tries everything he can keep
his younger brother safe.
But after Mahmud’s death, Hani wonders: Did I inadvertantly deliver my
brother?
The podcast team can be reached at GazaChef@zeit.de.
CREDITS
Reporting, Script and Presentation: Yassin Musharbash.
Editor: Tim Howard
Story-telling consultant: Britta Stuff
Producer: Pia Rauschenberger and Markus Gläser
Title theme: Joscha Grunewald, based on an idea by Yassin Musharbash.
Sound design: Tim Howard, with material by Joscha Grunewald, Tim Howard
and Blue Dot Sessions.
Additional sound design: Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
Recording, editing and post-production: Markus Gläser of Die Zeit and
Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
The Fact-checking: Luisa Hommerich
Additional research and translations: Suha Ma’ay‘a and Firas Halasseh
