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Weekly Vegewarian Recipe: Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto

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Egypt Launches Anti-Bird Flu Campaign

H5N1 has infected 159 and killed 55 people in Egypt since 2006. A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt...

Is Pink Slime Worse Than Meat Glue for Enhancing Fast Food?

Looks good - tastes good for meat eaters. But how much of that meat patty is pink slime? Ever wonder what makes the meat patties...

Male Birth Control One Zap Away?

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Israel’s hidden marijuana farm Tikkun Olam

Founded by a retired biologist who supplied cancer patients with home-grown marijuana, Tikun Olam farm grows the herb and gives guidance to people disabled by pain.

Israel Relaxes Regulations On Medical Marijuana

Cannabis is known to give blessed relief from the pain of cancer. Yet the plant helps people suffering from many other ailments, such as...

Breastfeeding Goes Against Big Pharma Vaccines

Is a two year old study pitting the natural immune benefits of mothers' milk against the machine of big pharma? The Center for Disease Control...

Crowd Farming in Egypt

A brilliant new online farming system in Egypt allows city dwellers to become reacquainted with their agrarian roots without leaving their urban comfort zone.  Egyptian...

Vegan Chickpea and Artichoke Salad (RECIPE)

A hearty vegan warm salad, perfect for winter. Chickpeas are a perennial favorite in the Middle East. Their earthy flavor is always wisely paired with...

Saudi Star Among Firms Behind Thousands of Forced Relocations in Ethiopia

This image taken in the western Gambella region of Ethiopia shows irrigation canals being dug by the agricultural firm owned by Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed...

Study Links Fluoride to Cardiovascular Disease

New study shows connection between fluoride consumption and hardening of the arteries. Our previous post on fluoride brought up some startling facts on the dangers...

Go Green Ceramic Frying Pans and Pots Slashed to 50% Off

An anonymous Green Prophet reader took this photo today at a shopping mall in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center. Go Green ceramic frying pans and...

Cleaner Cookstoves for a Cooler Planet

Nearly 3 billion people lack safe and efficient cooking gear. It's time to make the problem in the kitchen sexier. Half the world’s households prepare...

420 Pound Cow Brain Seizure in Cairo Deprives Egyptians of Tasty Dish

Egyptians will spend up to $6 a pound for cow brains, which are then deep friend and served in a pita.   News that Cairo...

Vimto’s Moldy Soft Drink Recalled in Dubai

Dubai Municipality seizes thousands of Vimto soft drink bottles infested with floating fungi. Vimto is the Middle East's favorite soft drink. It's especially appreciated as an...

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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.

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