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RECIPE: Kanafeh, Arabic Cheese Pastry

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Dickson Despommier: we can end hunger in Middle East with vertical farming

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Meat Glue: Is Anybody Talking About It?

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DNA Tracking and Nuclear Beef Contamination in Japan

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Semi-Sustainable Berber Agriculture

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Human-Based Gelatin? Yum!

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Seaside, Gaza Fishermen Grow Own Fish

Gaza fishermen preparing  nets. Fishing by Gazans now a "hazardous occupation". Restrictions placed on Gaza fishermen by Israeli naval vessels has made living from the...

Evian markets water to the Middle East

The slogan of the new campaign, which consists mostly of models wearing t-shirts with babies' bodies printed on them (thus making the models look like babies), is 'live young'.  This Green Prophet wonders if that slogan could backfire, causing environmentalists to claim instead that you should avoid drinking bottled water so that our young may live on a healthy planet.

RECIPE: Grilled Vegetables With A Middle Eastern Accent

Fire up your grill and cook  these aromatic vegetable chunks to delicious perfection. If there's one favorite way to cook in the Middle East, it's...

Egypt’s Urban Agriculture Movement is Growing!

Can urban agriculture save Cairo? We think it's a pretty good start There has been an important spotlight on agriculture not only in Egypt, which...

An Eco-Genie Out of Recycled Tire Jugs?

If you rub these recycled tire jugs three times will an eco-genie pop out? In the medina of Marrakesh at Jemâa el Fna, minutes away...

Former Agriculture Minister Brought Carcinogenic Pesticides To Egypt

This really bad picture of former Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Youssef Wali should not blur his egregious crimes. Hosni Mubarak is not the only official...

Yemen Running Dry As Water Shortage Reaches Extreme Levels in Africa and the Middle East

For years now, Green Prophet has been reporting on the growing water shortage situation in Africa and the Middle East and its economic and...

Desertification In Egypt Is Putting Food Supplies At Risk

Egypt is losing an estimated 11,736 hectres of agricultural land every year according to UN sources From food contaminated with human waste in Cairo due...

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