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One-handed Whole Wheat Pita Recipe, the Old Yemini Way

A recipe for making your own whole wheat pita bread. If you don't live in the Middle East, where the pita is the staple...

Asbestos Causes Mutant Mice in Israel

Asbestos is all over the place in Israel. Now the rare form of lung cancer that asbestos causes is not the only worry: asbestos...

Are You Eating Arsenic With Your Chicken?

Looks 'finger lickin good'; but how much arsenic is inside? Issues over whether the poison arsenic is being fed to commercial poultry in many countries,...

RECIPE: Eggplant Stuffed with Bulgur and Fruit

The Middle East's favorite vegetable, served in a creative new recipe. We're fond of stuffed vegetables here on Green Prophet. They're satisfying to the appetite...

Food Geo-politics Hits Middle East Streets

The international aid and development organization Oxfam recently revealed some alarming facts and future predictions on world hunger, warning that the world faces a...

Recipe: Spinach and Mushroom Quiche

Just in time for Shavuot, a goat's-cheese quiche stuffed with fresh greens and mushrooms. The Jewish Shavuot holiday, which occurs on Tuesday night this week,...

Estrogen Exposure Raises Blood Pressure Via the Brain

New animal research is significant: Chronic estrogen exposure leads to a build up of a compound in the brain that causes blood pressure to...

Natural Herbs for Breast Health and Enhancement

Certain plants, especially those rich in phyto-estrogens, are being looked at more closely for their role in growing a healthier bosom. Using herbs and...

Cell Phones As Risky As DDT and Engine Exhaust

Some tips for preventing possible cell-phone cancer link. The United Nations health arm, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a pretty bold move listing...

Killer Cucumbers Have Israelis Freaking Out

Telling Mediterraneans not to eat cucumbers is like taking baguettes away from Parisians. At least 10 people have died, and one thousand more expected...

Turkish scientist faces jail for revealing cancer and nursing link

Professor Onur HamzaoÄŸlu could face jail time for publishing a report that found poisonous metals and cancer risk.

Climate Change Cracks Down On Middle East Nuts

Climate change will disrupt every aspect of life in the next few decades,  including the kernel of Middle Eastern culture. A Middle East without nuts...

Squirming Worms Found In Sharjah Easter Egg

Indianmeal moth larvae are frequently described as "worms" found in pantries and grocery stores. Biting into a chocolate Easter egg full of squiggly insects is...

10 Ways to Eat Lentils

What's tasty and vegetarian today? Why, lentils. Of course. I once saw a weight-loss article that began with one word: "Lentils." I had to smile,...

Make Greener Teens Through Composting

Composting with your teens in an educational family project. Waste not, want not is something that can be taught by making compost. I’ve confess I’ve...

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How Responsible Tourism Could Help Protect the World’s Last Wild Places

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