The West Bank brewmaster hoping to keep her business bubbling along

‘Men here are often intimidated by successful and strong women like me,’ says Taybeh Brewery’s brewmaster, Madees Khoury. Photograph: Stefanie Glinski

Taybeh Brewery sits overlooking the hills and olive groves of the West Bank and, with approximately 1m pints produced and shipped annually, the Middle East’s first microbrewery has become the toast of the region’s beermakers.

Behind the family-run business is Madees Khoury, a 37-year-old Palestinian woman. Taybeh’s general manager and probably the region’s only brewmaster, she is setting a precedent in a society with very few women in the workforce.