What can you tell us about Empowering Women through Cooking books?
Empowering Women through Cooking are cookbooks that belong to Empowering through.
Since 2017, we have been creating an impact in more than 10 countries, with a portion of the proceeds from every cookbook going toward the UN World Food Programme.
Why did you embark on such a project?
I started this project to feed people and give them the tools necessary to feed themselves and their loved ones.
What major challenges have you faced?
I struggled with confidence and feeling worthy of such dreams. I’m blessed to have a co-founder who pushes me to believe in myself. AbdulMajeed Shoman was pivotal in my journey with Seven Circles investments and consulting agency and with Empowering through.
Do you have any new books in the pipeline?
The Jordan and Lebanon cookbooks have been published, while the Egypt, Turkey and UAE versions are in the works. Next year, we hope to have books for South Africa, KSA and elsewhere, but I don’t want to spoil the surprise.
We also publish books that focus on painting, healthy living, parenting and much more.
About author
Rita Ghantous
Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.
