Tafline Laylin

As a tour leader who led “eco-friendly” camping trips throughout North America, Tafline soon realized that she was instead leaving behind a trail of gas fumes, plastic bottles and Pringles. In fact, wherever she traveled – whether it was Viet Nam or South Africa or England – it became clear how inefficiently the mandate to re-think our consumer culture is reaching the general public. Born in Iran, raised in South Africa and the United States, she currently splits her time between Africa and the Middle East. Tafline can be reached at tafline (at) greenprophet (dot) com.

Six “Green” Reasons To Drink Camel’s Milk

With 5 times the amount of Vitamin C in camel's milk, and full of iron, camel's milk needs no nutritional help. It has a shelf life of 5 days before pasteurization, after which it will survive for up to 3 weeks. Camel's milk is just as versatile as other milk, used as it is to produce low-fat varieties of cheese, chocolate, and a fermented delicacy that is used in areas that lack refrigeration.

Go to mass in a Cairo, Egypt church built out of a cave

Historically marginalized and evicted from Giza in 1970, a community of Coptic Christians took up residence at the foot of the Mokattam hills in south east Cairo.

The Mediterranean diet is officially awesome and heart smart

For years empirical evidence has suggested that the Mediterranean diet, which includes a lot of fish, nuts, olive oil,...

7 agricultural technologies that will save the Middle East

From vertical farming to rooftop gardening, here are 7 of the best agricultural companies and projects put in practice in...

10-year-old Emirati wunderkid already has 7 patents to his name

There seems to be a tremendous struggle happening in the Middle East - a fight between the good guys,...

Jewelry that turns human veins into power source

Talk about being self-sufficient, but totally weird! Israeli student designer Naomi Kizhner has designed a collection of jewelry that...
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Dare to ride your bike in solidarity with Afghan women?

Are you allowed to ride a bicycle? For Afghan girls and women, that's a no. If they dare, people...

Colonel microbrewery built with recycled materials opens in Lebanon

While many Muslims don't drink alcohol, the people of Batroun, Lebanon love their beer. At least according to Jamil al-Haddad, the visionary...

Blowing Horn harvests wind energy with a multi-rotor turbine

Are you tired of seeing the same old giant wind turbines in a field or offshore? And do you...

Segway-like device allows quadriplegics to ‘walk’ upright again

Sometimes, design really does change lives. Dr. Amit Goffer previously designed ReWalk, a device that gives paraplegics paralyzed from...

OAXIS: solar-powered hydroponic food belt proposed for the Arabian Peninsula

Most Gulf countries import up to 90 percent of their food, which neither bodes well for food security no climate...

Farmer swears his billygoat produces milk

A farmer in Al Ain, the very green, flowery emirate bordering Dubai, claims that after three years of impregnating legions...