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Gaza Parkour for putting positive change in the air

Stroll around the ruins of Gaza on a late afternoon and you may catch sight of airborne young men, jumping off mountains of rubble and rolling from rooftops. Their extraordinarily athletic running and climbing, swinging and vaulting makes for an urban ballet.  This is parkour and free running and this is the best crew in the Arab world.

Israeli recycling video goes viral on YouTube

A new video highlighting the importance of recycling is going viral on YouTube, garnering nearly 900,000 views in its first week online. The short clip...

I’ve trained Muslim clergy on how to be green. This is what I’ve learned

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Palestinians and Israelis at peace with the sea

Another terror attack today in Jerusalem. Vengeful and permanent acts of aggression that leave no room for negotiation. I want to remind you that...

Beirut’s Pascale Habis cooks up a new local Lebanese cookbook

In this day and age, with the superpower of Google, you can locate any recipe, and find infinite recipe ideas, online. So what’s the...

Israeli surfer’s make circle for Doc Paskowitz, the man who brought surfing to the Middle East

Dr. Dorian Paskowitz was a Jewish physician and an unconventional guy from the United States who raised his large family in a trailer and who brought surfing to the Middle East.

Jordan fourth most miserable nation in the Middle East

Open a newspaper in the Middle East and expect to be whacked with some bad news. Still, I wasn't prepared to read that - according...

“Drop-a-brick” in your toilet to defer regional drought

Drop-A-Brick is a clever PR campaign to cut water waste in severely parched California, a state with dwindling aquifers that is experiencing its worst drought in...

Jerusalem’s on fire, but these “enemies” put faith in ecology

Jerusalem's been boiling over with violent and deadly conflicts over the last half a year. But faith leaders intent on ecological ideals as a...

Carved ghost turnip head way scarier for Halloween

Christian fires burned on hilltops where pagan fires had burned for 1000 years. The Irish made lanterns out of turnips to guide 'Stingy Jack' and other wandering souls caught in the netherworld while warding away the evil spirits with frightening masks and Jack O' lanterns made from carved turnips.

Halloween goes green with fantastic DIY costumes you can recycle (PHOTOS)

Halloween landed on a Friday this year, meaning your “I have to work tomorrow” excuse for not dressing up becomes as flimsy as a...

Grow your own food in Dubai and plant $2,700 in your pocket!

Dubai Municipality teamed up with spice giant Eastern Masala and Jaleel Holdings to launch a new project that aims to pass on a message of...

How vegan demand for agar is killing Morocco’s red seaweed

The quinoa craze turned what was once a cheap, nourishing staple diet for Bolivians and Peruvians into an unaffordable grain for many of the...

Gulf gluttony and global hunger: How long can the party go on?

WASHINGTON — Inhabitants of the oil-exporting sheikhdoms and emirates of the Persian Gulf wolf down an average 3,700 calories a day —leading to the...

Pee in the shower, save the environment

A new student campaign at a British university is urging people everywhere to "take the piss out of water shortages" by peeing in the...

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