{"title":"Samdin Family Collection","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour daily routines. Their daily routines.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMeet the Samdin family. They live in Gaza, and every morning they wake up and do what families everywhere do: get the kids ready, make breakfast, check their phones, keep the household running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eExcept nothing about it is ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach mug in this collection follows one member of the family through a routine you'd recognise, lived the way Gaza lives it. The illustrations are hand-drawn in soft colored pencil and woven with Palestinian details: tatreez cross-stitch, kufiya, olive branches and Hebron ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEvery Samdin is named for something they don't have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalam, 8\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003epeace\u003c\/em\u003e. Her morning starts in a line for water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaeed, 5\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003ehappy\u003c\/em\u003e. Somehow, he still is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMama Amal\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003ehope\u003c\/em\u003e. She makes something out of nothing, every day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBaba Amin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003esafe\u003c\/em\u003e. He spends his days making sure the family is okay, and telling the world they are.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTeta Hayat, 74\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003elife\u003c\/em\u003e. She still bakes bread every morning, the way her mother taught her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBasha\u003c\/strong\u003e, the street cat. He acts like he owns the place, and in a way, he does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTheir family name, \u003cstrong\u003eSamdin\u003c\/strong\u003e (صامدين), means \u003cem\u003esteadfast\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEverything they're named for was taken. Except their name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy we made this\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe news shows Gaza in numbers. We wanted to show it in mornings: the small, stubborn, everyday acts of a family that keeps going. Each mug is a quiet conversation starter, a way to carry their story into your kitchen, your office, your classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDrink your coffee slowly. Think of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHand-illustrated by LaZaman \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"morning-routine-mug-salam-8-gaza-palestinian-mug-with-color-inside","title":"Salam Morning Routine Mug | Palestinian Mug with Color Inside","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour morning starts with coffee. Salam's starts with a line.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Salam Samdin. She's 8, she lives in Gaza, and her name means peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery morning, before the sun comes up, her routine looks like this:\u003cbr\u003e☐ wake before the sun\u003cbr\u003e☐ find the water truck\u003cbr\u003e☐ wait your turn\u003cbr\u003e☐ carry it home\u003cbr\u003e☐ make it last\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe does it with Basha, the street cat who follows her everywhere like he owns the place. She does it with a kufiya wrapped around the jerrycan handle so the plastic doesn't cut her hands. And she does it again tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Samdin Family Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSalam is the first of six. Each mug follows one member of the Samdin family through a daily routine you'd recognise, lived the way Gaza lives it. Every family member is named for something they don't have: peace, happiness, hope, safety, life. Their family name, Samdin (صامدين), means steadfast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything they're named for was taken. Except their name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrink your coffee slowly. Think of her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollection 01 of 06 · LaZaman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Your morning coffee or tea. A daily reminder of whose mornings look different.\u003cbr\u003e- A meaningful gift for Palestinian friends and family. Birthdays, Eid, graduations, housewarmings, or just because.\u003cbr\u003e- Allies who want to carry the story with them. A conversation starter at the office, in class, or on the kitchen table.\u003cbr\u003e- Teachers, students and activists who keep Gaza in the conversation.\u003cbr\u003e- Collectors of Palestinian art and illustration. 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Teta Hayat's takes all morning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Teta Hayat Samdin, grandmother to Salam and Saeed. She's 74, she lives in Gaza, and her name means life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe has baked bread every morning of her life. These days, her routine looks like this:\u003cbr\u003e☐ find flour\u003cbr\u003e☐ find wood\u003cbr\u003e☐ knead\u003cbr\u003e☐ wait for the fire\u003cbr\u003e☐ share it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wood comes from wherever it can: a broken chair leg, a piece of an old painted door. Basha the cat sits beside her the whole time, staring at the dough like it owes him something. And somehow Saeed always manages to steal the first piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe kneads the way her mother taught her, and her mother's mother before that. Some things they can't take.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Samdin Family Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeta Hayat is the second of six. Each mug follows one member of the Samdin family through a daily routine you'd recognise, lived the way Gaza lives it. Every family member is named for something they don't have: peace, happiness, hope, safety, life. Their family name, Samdin (صامدين), means steadfast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything they're named for was taken. Except their name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mug is hand-illustrated in soft colored pencil and wraps all the way around. It's woven with Palestinian details: Teta's tatreez-embroidered thobe, olive branches, za'atar, sage and mint tea..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Your morning coffee or tea. Every sip a reminder of the hands that still make bread from nothing.\u003cbr\u003e- A meaningful gift for grandmothers, mothers and the ones who feed everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Mother's Day, Eid, birthdays, or just because.\u003cbr\u003e- Palestinian friends and family who grew up with a Teta just like her.\u003cbr\u003e- Home bakers and food lovers who know what bread means.\u003cbr\u003e- Collectors of Palestinian art and illustration. 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Each mug follows one member of the Samdin family through a daily routine you'd recognise, lived the way Gaza lives it. Every family member is named for something they don't have: peace, happiness, hope, safety, life. Their family name, Samdin (صامدين), means steadfast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything they're named for was taken. Except their name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mug is hand-illustrated in soft colored pencil and wraps all the way around. It's woven with Palestinian details: Baba's kufiya, olive branches, a glass of tea, and tatreez cross-stitch stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood for:\u003cbr\u003e- Your morning coffee, before you check your phone. A reminder of who's waiting to hear \"we're okay.\"\u003cbr\u003e- A meaningful gift for fathers, brothers and protectors. 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He's living it right now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Saeed Samdin, Salam's little brother. He's 5, he lives in Gaza, and his name means happy.\u003cbr\u003eSomehow, he still is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis days look like this:\u003cbr\u003e☐ go to school in a tent\u003cbr\u003e☐ help at home\u003cbr\u003e☐ bath time at the beach\u003cbr\u003e☐ hide and seek between the tents\u003cbr\u003e☐ chase Basha\u003cbr\u003e☐ fly a kite - not really, not anymore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe sweeps the sand out of the tent with a broom taller than he is. He learns his letters on a chalkboard in a tent classroom. He shrieks when the seawater hits his head at bath time. He always loses at hide and seek, because his feet stick out from behind the tent flap. And he has never once caught Basha, and he never will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis paper kite hangs on the tent pole now. 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