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What you'll read below is from Ibrahim, we have not changed or edited any of the wording:

How Palestinu was born?

In a world where products increasingly look alike and identities fade into uniformity, there came a clear realization: the need for a brand that carries the stories and details of a homeland into the world; stories that had long remained unheard.

What began as a stream of ideas and aspirations soon became something more defined. It reached a turning point one day while shopping in a store in Fredrikstad, in southeastern Norway, during the global boycott campaign against products linked to occupation and apartheid. There, the challenge of carefully selecting products made the idea feel urgent and real.

It started with a simple yet powerful question: how can people be helped to choose consciously, with full confidence that their money does not - and will not - support those who violate human rights and profit from injustice?

Meet our supplier of the month for September 2025 - Aura Que.

Olive oil is more than just an ingredient; it is a cultural marker. Just like wine, olive oils offer a glimpse into a unique terroir. Different soils nurture distinctive flavour profiles highlighted in the oils extracted.

The Ethical Shop has partnered with Zaytoun for many years to help bring their produce to market and we are determined to continue our support for the Palestinian farmers. Due to extreme weather conditions such as droughts, wildfires, severe storms, and flooding, worldwide olive harvests have suffered greatly over the last few years. This has led to scarcity, price increases and competition between multinationals and smaller producers. Add war, harassment, violence, and restricted movement for farmers and workers and the situation becomes dire. Please see the recent New Internationalist magazine that focuses

10 June winners were selected last month!

We used the cheesy 'Wheel Of Names' again to select the ten lucky winners in the June draw for ten £50 shop *vouchers. Thanks to everyone who signed up to the Ethical Shop enews list and don't forget we'll be repeating the draw another three times this year to celebrate fifty years of the award winning New Internationalist Magazine. People who won in the first round have been busy spending their vouchers on all sorts of wonderful things like these new games from Wild Card Games and sarongs from Pachamama.

To take part all you need to do is sign up and you'll be entered. The sooner you do it, the better your

Whoopee - 10 April winners have been selected!

We've used a 'Wheel Of Names' to select the ten lucky winners in the April draw for ten £50 shop *vouchers. Thanks to everyone who signed up to the Ethical Shop enews list and don't forget we'll be repeating the draw another four times this year to celebrate fifty years of the award winning New Internationalist Magazine.

To take part all you need to do is sign up and you'll be entered. The sooner you do it, the better your chances of winning a £50 *voucher. There are FIFTY to be won.

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