In memory of Mahmoud Almadhoun, the beloved Gaza Soup Kitchen chef killed in a Israeli drone attack on November 30.
![Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, 33, is survived by his wife, Alaa, and their seven children - the youngest of whom is a baby girl named Aline, who was born just a few weeks ago [GazaSoupKitchen via Instagram]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Gaza-soup-1733393389.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Nahed Elrayes is a Palestinian writer, composer, and Development Manager at UNRWA USA. He has been recognised in Meanjin’s Essays That Changed Austral... ia (1940 to Today), Arab America’s 30 Under 30 (2023), The Guardian’s 2024 Walkley-Awarded Leaving Gaza,” SBS, the LA Times, AP News, AJ+ The Stream, The New Arab and more. Recently Nahed broke the story of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s cancellation of pianist Jayson Gillham, sparking global controversy.
In memory of Mahmoud Almadhoun, the beloved Gaza Soup Kitchen chef killed in a Israeli drone attack on November 30.