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Eco Sins Of The Cheshire Blogger

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Feeding Abu Dhabi With Water From Air

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Turkish Officials File Complaint Against Scientist Over Health Report

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Holland’s Proposed Ban on Ritual Slaughter Affects Jews and Moslems

Holland, where religious tolerance has been known since the 16th century, proposes a step backwards to the Dark Ages. Although here on Green Prophet we...

Medical Clowns, Laughter Improve Fertility?

Women undergoing In-Vitro Fertilization are understandably stressed, but now they may find something to smile about; new research out of Israeli hints at the...

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The New Untouchables: Egypt’s Leftover Food

Every month, 150,000 families stand to gain from the Egyptian Food Bank's distribution program. Egypt is getting serious about food waste. Last year we reported...

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UNICEF in this news piece has announced that although a number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have made...

How Moms Risk Their Daughters’ Health: The Inheritance of Tanning Hazards

Tanning beds are NOT the way to get your Vitamin D fix. Last year, the Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement that tanning beds...

Mind-Blowing Effects of Coffee and Sex

That cappucino may not put a smile on your face if you are at risk for a stroke. A new study from The Netherlands...

Palestinian Coal Kilns Blow Dust on Israeli Meat Eaters

We pay for barbecued meat with our health Every year the air pollution rises steeply during Israel's Independence Day, where even people with vegetarian (or...

Argan oil for hair and food is nut oil broken by a goat’s butt

Before modern times, the Berbers or Amazighs (indigenous people of Morocco) of this area would collect undigested argan pits from the waste of goats which climb the trees to eat their fruit. The pits were then ground and pressed to make the nutty oil used in cooking and cosmetics.

Tel Aviv’s Social Economic Academy Teaches Food Politics

With so many food options and food movements out there, what do you choose? Food is a major factor in human health, and in environmental...

How Saudi Arabia Plans To Win The Food War

Saudi spends billions to win the food war. Without its oil wealth, Saudi Arabia's 27 million inhabitants would eventually starve. At a recent social event,...

Zam Zam Holy Water Is ‘Unsafe for Human Consumption’

A recent report by the BBC has revealed that holy water from Mecca known as 'Zam Zam' is contaminated with high levels of arsenic It...

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