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

I had an opportunity to conduct a series of green workshops for Imams, or Muslim clergy throughout Jordan. The workshop was funded by Germany's...

Palestinians and Israelis at peace with the sea

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

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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

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“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...

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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...

Water as a tool for peace for Israel, Palestine and Jordan

A fascinating report published by Mumbai-based think tank Strategic Foresight Group (SFG), asserts that trans-boundary water cooperation directly correlates with regional stability and peace. The...

Vegan Israeli soldiers have a beef about army grub

A battalion of vegan soldiers dissatisfied with military menus have fired off a complaint to Israel Defense Force (IDF) ombudsman Brigadier General (res.) Yitzhak Brik. The...

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One of the World’s Biggest Candy Companies Became a Leader in Cocoa Science

Most people know Mars for M&M's and Snickers. Few realize the company has spent four decades researching cocoa flavanols and sustainable cocoa science. After six days testing CocoaVia with pioneers of Toronto's raw food movement, Green Prophet explores the surprising story behind one of the world's most researched cocoa supplements.

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Jewish herbalism is experiencing a revival as educators like Naomi Spector uncover centuries of plant knowledge preserved through the diaspora. Blending the wisdom of Maimonides, Ashkenazi and Sephardi traditions, and remedies passed from generation to generation, this forgotten ecological heritage reveals how Jewish communities adapted to new landscapes while keeping their cultural identity rooted in the natural world.

Finding Your Sea Legs Aboard the Neptun of Marstal

The Neptun of Marstal is more than a restored Danish sailing ship. Operated as a non-profit sail-training organization, it invites people of all ages to swap screens for sails, learn traditional seamanship and discover how caring for the sea begins by experiencing it firsthand. Along the way, strangers become crewmates, old maritime skills are kept alive, and the voyage offers a powerful lesson in environmental stewardship, cooperation and the enduring value of learning by doing.

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