In December 2012, I left Syria seeking safe and better future.  It wasn’t easy. When you leave home, you leave everything behind and start over. Having to leave college was the hardest thing. I headed to Jordan in hopes of finding a job to support my family in Syria; my dad, mom, and sister. 

I found a job and started working over 13 hours a day, saving what I could to help my family to travel to Jordan. In 2013, the rest of my family joined me in Jordan. We applied for refugee status in Jordan, so we’d be able to travel to foreign countries. In 2015, we received a call from U.N to start the interview process to come to the U.S.  And after five interviews, we were accepted as refugees.

We came to U.S with hope to create a better life so dreams were born again and hopes started growing. We settled into a small apartment in Clarkston, Ga. 

In 2016, my mom, Majida, and I created Suryana Cuisine, using her cooking skills and my business knowledge and experience working in hospitality. Our goal is to create a bridge between two cultures using the most authentic food. My mom doesn’t speak much English, but the conversation was much easier after having her hummus! 

Suryana Cuisine provides healthy and fresh Syrian traditional food made with care, love and passion of Syrian women. Our goal is to extend the Syrian kitchen to our new community in Atlanta and deliver the taste of Damascus cuisine to the heart of people who are seeking to experience authentic food.