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Turkey is reforming its property laws according to Reuters. Among other changes, new laws will double the amount of land foreigners are allowed to...

Solar Decathlon, Madrid

Green Prophet has been touring the 18 Solar Decathlon homes that made it to Madrid for this year's international collegiate architecture competition, and we're...

Festival in Cairo Promotes Recycling and Public Literacy

In the beginning of September, Darb 1718, an art and culture organization in Cairo, hosted a festival to promote recycling in Egypt. It featured...

Luxury Underwater Discus Hotel Close to Anchoring in the Gulf

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Libya’s Oldest Mud City is Critically Endangered

Ghadamès is one of the oldest habitable medinas in the Sahara, and it is made almost entirely out of mud. Built in the seventh century...

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Kuwait is making its debut at the 13th Venice Biennale this year, and they're doing so with some serious style. The pavilion features a...

Revolving Crystal Ball Predicts Qatar’s World Cup Ambitions

A giant revolving crystal ball provides a glimpse of Qatar's 2022 world cup ambitions, which aren't looking so sustainable after all. Apriori Communications commissioned Vedran...

Islamic Cemetery in Austria Reinforces Natural Connection to the End

In its purest form, Islam (like most religious and spiritual ideological systems), calls for humanity to retain their connection to the earth. That we are custodians of the planet is an idea that is expressed in numerous Quranic tenets.

Cement Returns to Its Sustainable Roots

Chemists bring one of the oldest materials in building history back to its green roots.  Cement is one of the oldest building materials cooked up...

3,000 Year-Old Public Water Works Unearthed in Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s water consumption during the First Temple period was not solely based on the output of a natural spring, but relied on public reservoirs....

It Took 15 Years to Build This and That’s a Good Thing

Remember the good old days when it took decades to build major monuments? Historians estimate that 30 years passed before the back-breaking pyramids of...

Blücher’s Wallpaper Cleans Sick Buildings

Though wallpaper is not popular in the Middle East, this wallpaper can help repair sick building syndrome. I grew up in a duplex, my mom...

Jerusalem Gets New Environment Science Study Center

A new 2,000-square-meter facility in Jerusalem will be devoted to the study of sustainability. It will be an academic institution from the Council for a...

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