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Is Light Pollution The End of Arabian Nights?

What if no one had ever witnessed the beauty of a dark night sky?  The ancient light of distant stars inspired Middle Eastern art,...

Communities in Oman Face Growing Risk of Floods

Due to the threat of flooding, communities in low-lying valleys in Oman are being encouraged to relocate It may be a hot and dry country...

Does the Skyscraper Index Predict Economic Turmoil?

Brian argues that skyscrapers are not only "un-green," but they could be a precursor to economic turmoil. The Empire State Building was completed in 1931,...

Piping Sunlight with Solotubes, Plastic Bottles and Islamic Architecture

Islamic architects piped sunlight into homes using star-shaped skylights but Brian and his wife installed Solotubes. One of the first changes my wife and I...

Siemens Headquarters at Masdar City Scoops Coveted Architecture Award

The LEED-hopeful Siemens headquarters in Masdar City has been awarded the coveted 2012 MIPIM future projects award.  It wasn't long ago that the first batch...

Gulf Municipality Pampers Villa Owners Who Don’t Get Green Building

Going green doesn't come naturally to wealthy villa owners in the Gulf. An online real estate  company listed a seven bedroom villa in Dubai's neighboring...

Arabic Calligraphy – eL Seed’s Writing Is On the Wall

eL Seed, a Tunisian artist who combines Arabic calligraphy and street painting, is making an imprint on the world street art scene. I can’t remember...

Proposal for Riyadh’s Celebration Hall in Saudi Distorts Bedouin Values

Studio Schiattarella and Tecturae's winning proposal for the Celebration Hall of Riyadh distorts true Bedouin values. It is common in Middle Eastern design to evoke...

Why Zaha Hadid Should Green the Central Bank of Iraq Headquarters

It's official: Zaha Hadid is going to design the new Central Bank of Iraq's Headquarters; Tafline argues that it should be green. Zaha Hadid is...

Israel’s Green Shopping Mall Sounds Like A Jet Liner

A green shopping mall is not green if its AC sounds like a jet liner taking off When previous articles of making shopping malls more...

The Bedouins Convert Ill-Begotten Tunisian Mansion into a Skate Park

The Bedouins are a group of skaters and artists who are empowering post-revolutinary Tunisian youth. When Nathan Gray and his posse of skateboarders and street...

Termite Mounds Inspire Energy Neutral Buildings

Mr. Dubai, why not build your hotel like a termite would? Green Prophet has written many articles on green building, and the revival of beautiful...

Gaza’s New Boardwalk Threatens Roman Ruins

Like Tel Aviv and Beirut, Gaza's getting a boardwalk, but development threatens ancient Roman ruins. For years, it was a dusty, often garbage-strewn asphalt...

First Pictures of the New Siemens Headquarters at Masdar City

The new Siemens Headquarters in Masdar City will be 65, 617 square feet when completed by the end of this year. We recently reported that...

INTERVIEW: Green Buildings and the Next Climate Summit In Qatar

 I speak to green campaigner Safa Al Jayoussi about nuclear power, green buildings and the role the region needs to play at the next...

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The Christ’s thorn (sidr tree) is also a well-known folk medicine

Christ’s thorn jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) also known as the sidr tree is a real, identifiable tree native to the Middle East, and it appears—directly or indirectly—in Islam, Judaism, and later Christian tradition. The connections between the three faiths are not theological agreements but overlapping uses, names, and symbolic associations rooted in the same landscape.

Farm To Table Israel Connects People To The Land

Farm To Table Israel is transforming the traditional dining experience into a hands-on journey.

The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, explained

In Islamic tradition, there is a point where creation ends — a boundary that marks the limit of what any created being can reach. That boundary is called Sidrat al-Muntahā, often translated as “the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary.”

The Air Tea Kettle creates a new way to meet plants and herbalism

Air Tea is a new technology. Instead of drinking tea, you inhale herbal vapor through warm air extraction. There is no water and no combustion. The warm air releases essential oils that are often lost in hot water and digestion.

Why Health Systems Are Reaching a Turning Point

Health emerges from a continuous energy and material flow from water through food to human physiology. Technical energy systems support this cycle through water treatment, agriculture, and infrastructure.

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