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9 Arab and Jewish Israelis Talk Change at TEDx Hiriya

Some people talk about change and others actually make it. At the TEDx Hiriya event held yesterday at the Recycling Park, nine leading Arab and...

Afghanistan’s Skateistan Skater School for Girls Not Allowed to Ride Bikes (video)

The Skateistan skateboarding school first established in Kabul shelters girls and street kids from Afghanistan's harsh realities. Since then, it has been so successful, the non-profit NGO has established two more locations.

Arab Restaurant Offers 50% Discount When Cell Phone Is Off

An Arab-owned restaurant in Abu Ghosh, Israel has come up with a brilliant new Slow Food marketing campaign that may get people eating better:...

Tunisia’s Mohammad Ali Is Transgender Against Muslim’s Societal Odds

Tunisian female footballer Fatima Maleh announced on national radio that she is now a man, legally registered in civil records as Mohammad Ali. One...

5 ways to lighten knee skin naturally

Kneecaps darkened by repetitive prayer in a kneeling position just ain't pretty.  Even if your gams aren't publicly paraded, it's not a look most of us want to achieve. You can slather on harsh chemical bleaching creams, but how about trying an eco-remedy instead?

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Together This Year – But Will They be Greener?

The American holiday of Thanksgiving and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah will occur together in calendar coincidence.

The Ultimate Upcycle: Saving Syrian Children’s Lives in Jordan, With Hats

In Ireland we know about cold bones. This is a story about how we started collecting hats in Ireland for cold kids in a...

The Right Way to Eat an Apple (video)

Well, your mom has been teaching you wrong. The right way to eat an apple is not from its sides. There is another more...

Saudis Show “Love” Using Car Art Bumper Stickers, With a Twist

Hand-holding, smooches and inter-gender chitchat between strangers are prohibited in Saudi Arabia, as are all public demonstrations of amor.  So passionate Saudis stymied by...

4,000 Handmade Hats Collected for Syrian Refugees by this Green Prophet

What started as a few throwaway balls of yarn to a tiny knitter in Jordan's Zaatari Syrian refugee camp inspired a goofball idea: I...

Dubai Prince Snuggles Rare White Tiger Cub in Home Movie (VIDEO)

Is this the right kind of message you should be sending to your kingdom? That large wild felines should be kept in captivity as...

Pomegranate Seeds Removed in 10 Secs With Wooden Spoon (VIDEO)

Now that winter is here we celebrate the virtues of the pomegranate. Did you know it is a plant of the Koran and it...

Will Qatari Kids Make Eco Films with Eyes Wide Open?

Young filmmakers from 19 schools in Qatar will be competing in the first ever Junior Environmental Filmmaker Awards contest. Small teams of three and...

Happy Islamic New Hirji Year

Happy New Year to all our Muslim readers today. While not everyone agrees on the date, the Hijri New Year falls around now, and...

AR Wear’s Anti Rape Underpants (VIDEO)

Rape and sexual assaults on women is just as much a problem in the Middle East as it is in the west, although the...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

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Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

Scientists make lead-free perovskite solar cells that can weather the elements

Scientists have developed a “raincoat” for lead-free tin perovskite solar cells, helping them withstand air, moisture and heat while maintaining high efficiency.

Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

Europe’s mountaintops may look richer in plant life, but rising species numbers are masking the disappearance of alpine specialists as temperatures climb.
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