In every small Middle Eastern store or international grocery we walk into at home in the San Francisco Bay Area or anywhere across the country, my mother and I search for Saboun Nabulsi. We weave ...

Don’t be fooled by this olive oil soap’s unassuming appearance: It’s pretty special. That’s not just because of its centuries-long history in Palestine’s West Bank, where this 100% olive oil soap has ...

Olive oil soap has been manufactured in the West Bank for centuries — but today, there are just two soap factories still operating. Now, a once thriving industry is struggling to stay afloat. We went ...

We visited LUSH's factory in Poole, the company's biggest in the world, and got to see the making of "Olive Tree" gourmet soap. The soap contains an in-house made base, as well fresh olives, and olive ...

NABLUS, West Bank — As the sun starts to come up over the old city of Nablus, workers light a giant blaze of a furnace at the Touqan soap factory right off the main square. The blasting flames start ...