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Green Muslim Blogger Muaz Nasir Says Spiritual Connection With Nature Is Key (INTERVIEW)

We speak to Muaz Nasir about his faith-focused environmental work in Canada and why the Muslim community can't afford to sideline climate change "The environment...

Saudi Smoking Grounds for Divorce

Smoking can cause cancer, emphysema, birth defects, and - in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - divorce. Saudi Arabian authorities enacted a ban against smoking...

Khaleafa: New Green Muslim Blog Nominated For Prestigious Award

Khaleafa, an Eco Islam blog created by Muaz Nasir, has been nominated for the Brass Crescent 'Best New Blog' Award Over the last year, I've...

SARS-like Mystery Virus Appears in Saudi Arabia, Alerting Haj Pilgrims

A new SARS-like mystery illness has health authorities alert ahead of the millions-strong Haj pilgrammage to Mecca. There have been two recent cases of...

Israelis Protest Early End of Summer Time

Dozens of protestors gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square last Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time (DST) was set to end.  They claimed Israel’s...

Cambridge’s Eco Mosque Finally Granted Permission (PHOTOS)

Years after it was first announced, the Cambridge eco mosque has finally received planning permission. Back in 2010, we reported that the Cambridge Muslim community...

5 Ways Yom Kippur Can Green The World

Miriam talks of Yom Kippur and the power of consciousness. The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur is a day of introspection and prayer. In Israel,...

Film Review: ‘The Blessed Tree’ – An Interfaith Meeting Under The Shade of Nature

Under a solitary tree in the desert, a young Prophet Muhammed met with the Christian monk Bahira. This documentary charts the importance of this...

How to Ward Off the Evil Eye

Laurie attempts to explain Middle East evil eye superstition. Can a lingering look with a penetrating gaze cause catastrophe in another’s life? If you’re Jordanian, you...

What Can Islam Do For The Environment?

What can Islam do for the environment? That's a question I have been asking myself for some years now and, in all honestly, I...

World’s First All-Women City Coming to Saudi Arabia

The patriarchal kingdom of Saudi Arabia creates an all-female city where (the arguably better half) of humanity can work freely, within Islamic guidelines. Saudi...

Are Saudi’s Female Olympians Sea Remnants, Harlots or Heros?

Olympians Wojdan Shaherkani and Sarah Attar landed world records before the Games even began. But online they battle a new war where social media...

Islam 101: Eid for Beginners

Learn the ropes of how to live in a Muslim country. Laurie goes over the 101 of Eid, Ramadan and some Muslim holiday rituals that might baffle the average westerner.

Looking inside a Bedouin tent

Poking around to learn more about these remarkable people, I came across a short documentary film featuring Bedouin children living in Bekaa, Lebanon. As the kids share their daily routines, their play and work, their hopes and dreams, a tiny flap in the tent is lifted. It’s an amazing piece.

Saudi Athletes With Headscarf Problems, Again?

If football could redesign their way around the health and safety issue, why can't judo? The ruckus over allowing competitive athletes to wear the hijab...

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

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Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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