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Islam and Garlic (Thūm)

Pungent and bittersweet, garlic is no stranger to Muslim cuisine. Check out what makes it eco-holy and why a clove a day is a needed health top-up.

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False advertising.  It'll take a minute and thirty-seven seconds to watch this tapestry of images tracing the cosmic origins of mankind. Not enough time...

Israel to Build Largest Middle East Recycling Plant

Tires, plastics, and other types of solid waste will soon be converted into energy and other products at a new Israel mega recycling plant. ...

Egypt’s Pyramid Builders Succumbed to Climate Change

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Abu Dhabi’s Eid al-Adha Waste Cleared by 3,000 Workers

Abu Dhabi’s key attractions received a special makeover over the Eid holidays thanks to an army of extra workers equipped with special cleaning gear. Public...

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A look at Islam’s Eid al-Adha 2012 Across the Middle East

This time of year marks one of Islam’s most sacred holidays, Eid al-Adha. The four-day holiday corresponds with the height of the Hajj, the...

Bosnian Walks 3,600 Miles to Mekkah

Senad Hadzic walked for 314 days and crossed six countries from his village in Bosnia to get to Mekkah in time for Hajj Last year...

Hijab Moves From Sports, to a News Room, to a Green Debate

Last month, a woman wearing a Muslim hijab headscarf presented the headlines on an Egyptian television news program, becoming headline news herself. So why...

Green Recycling Machines for Light Bulbs and Batteries in Sharjah

You can get vending machines for the strangest things in the Arab Gulf - even for gold bars. But thinking in a greener direction,...

Natural perfumes inspired by citrus and etrog

Family circumstance and curiosity led boutique and natural perfumer Ayala Moriel from the city of Tel Aviv to the other end of the world...

Green Muslim Blogger Muaz Nasir Says Spiritual Connection With Nature Is Key (INTERVIEW)

We speak to Muaz Nasir about his faith-focused environmental work in Canada and why the Muslim community can't afford to sideline climate change "The environment...

Israel’s Tent Protest Movement is Growing Roots in an Eco-Community

The Israeli government may not be taking them very seriously, but a small bucket of social activists who colonized Rothschild Avenue last summer with...

Israeli Eco Artists Dance in Australia

Israel's Vertigo Dance Company made its Australian debut at the Brisbane Festival in September. They performed a piece titled Mana, which means "vessel of...

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