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10 Green Prophets for 2012

The year in retrospect has been a positive one. Despite civil unrest, dangerous regimes, and appalling environmental crimes and neglect, there are good green...

Visualizing Migrant Workers’ Rights in Lebanon

Why and how have migrant domestic worker's rights been violated in Lebanon? Five decades after the development of the kefala (sponsorship) system, Lebanon’s two-hundred thousand...

The Life of Pi Film is a Visual Poem About Humans and Nature

Can computer generated Bengal tigers help save the 1850 real ones which remain in the wild? The Life of Pi is a novel by...

7 Evergreen Books on Sustainable Food for Your New Year

Eating sustainably can make a huge impact on our planet. We all know that eating sustainably, and eating local is good for the planet and...

7 Eco Issues to Address in 2013

It seems silly to perpetuate apocalyptic hype that NASA debunked eons ago, but as 2013 approaches, we are sensitive to a shift in global...

Take-Away: Israelis and Palestinians Talk Trash in Grassroots Play

Israeli and Palestinian stage performers are getting together to talk trash. Not nearly as vitriolic on the ground as an outsider might think, the discourse...

United Nations University Uses HIMA for Green Peace

Walid Saleh speaks to Green Prophet about sustainability in the Middle East From Sudan to Saudi Arabia, Hima - an ancient Arabian conservation concept -...

‘Wadjda’ – A Saudi Girl & Her Green Bicycle

There may have been a public battle to allow Saudi women to drive but an award-winning film explores the sensitive issue of women's rights...

6 Eco Resolutions for 2013

It's nearly 2013 and I am grateful. After three years of traveling with a backpack through 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East,...

Top 9 Eco Stories From the Middle East in 2012

Every year we like to round up a list of our most popular stories from the preceding year. Not only does this give us...

Vegetarianism Can Save the Middle East

With 6 of the top 10 most obese countries located in the Middle East, maybe it is time to look at reducing our meat...

Why Not Use Biofuel for Heating Syrian Refugees? Green Prophet Reports from Jordan Camp

Egyptian model for the Zabaleen could help heat Syrian refugees. Green Prophet's Joseph reports from Jordan.  Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan: Walking through the vast...

Egypt and Morocco’s Equator Prize Winners Preserve Environment through Tradition

The Medicinal Plants Association in Egypt helps preserve biodiversity and is one of the 25 winners of the Equator Prize 2012. Policy making within the...

5 Inspiring Green Prophet Stories and People Of 2012

For Green Prophet, I often write about (let's face it) depressing issues such as climate refugees and environmental conflicts in which everyone pays the...

HIMA – A Traditional Arabian Conservation Concept Modernised

The traditional Middle Eastern concept of Hima, which means a protected area, has been explored and modernised as a type of sustainable development system...

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