Palestinian Soap Cooperative

08/24/2025

This is the ending of the poem "Twigs" by Taha Muhammad Ali, spoken by Dr. Lina Qasem-Hassan at the end of the recent documentary "The Oath: To be a Palestinian Doctor in the Israeli Healthcare System." We include this poem with every one of our orders. It sweetly speaks of the horror and pointlessness of hate, saying that it will be the first thing to turn to dust in the body at the end of life.

04/02/2025

Immensely grateful for NPR's featuring of Nablus soap in this excellent audio, video, and text story!

An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one factory tells you why.

03/19/2025

We appreciate the mention from New York Magazine today!

https://www.thecut.com/article/best-hand-soaps.html

03/12/2025

Beautiful piece about the Two Keys (Tuqan) Factory in Nablus! Well earned UNESCO recognition.

An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus.

06/29/2024

Thanks to everyone involved in this story in Vogue Magazine.

03/29/2024

Thanks to the Middle East Monitor for this piece on the Toukan factory, maker of The Two Keys (al-Muftahein; المفتاحين)

03/08/2024

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10/17/2023