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BADIR Offers Young Jordanians a Shot at Social Change

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Sustainable Ramadan how-to guide

Green iftars, and sustainable ways Muslims can approach the holy month of Ramadan. The holiest month of the Islamic year, Ramadan, occurs in a...

6 Ways to Make Your Conference Go “Green”

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“Host Greener Iftars At Mosques” Is The Green Ramadan Message From Imam Zaid Shakir (VIDEO)

Green scholar Imam Zaid Shakir speaks to the fasting community pre-Ramadan about the influential initiative of "Greening mosque iftars". Inter-faith organisation Green Faith will also host a Green Ramadan webinar with a key presentation by the green Imam.

Social Protests Connect the Dots to the Environment

Egypt's social protests deeply rooted in issues connected to environmental ones. It's definitely a hot time in our world this summer: there are massive brush and...

Obese Gulf Boy Suffers Fatal Heart Attack Aboard Flight to Bangkok

The Gulf obesity epidemic in has come under increased scrutiny recently. Supersized boys and girls are barely recognizable and four of the world's fattest...

Ramadan Food Waste and Green Tips for Cutting it Down

Muslims will probably throw away more than 40 percent of all food prepared daily during the upcoming Ramadan – read our food saving tips...

Glaciers and Polar Bears Rome Tel Aviv this Week

Unlike the dubious global warming theme park in the United Arab Emirates "Ice Land", where extraordinary amounts of water go to waste, Israelis are...

Apple Admits Dropping EPEAT Eco Standard Was a Mistake

Apple product releases are  delayed in the Mideast shortening the supported product life in this part of the world. Apple also practices planned obsolescence. In an...

Brownouts Loom for Israel and Mideast Countries this Summer

Israelis might have to cool off with just fans this summer. Summer heat waves in Israel and other parts of the Middle East are putting...

New Mecca Mega-Scheme On The Way

A German company has just secured the contract for a mega project in Mecca which will house around 160,000 inhabitants Despite reassurances that Mecca would...

Lebanon’s Trash Gets an Audience With The (B)IM Project Play

We've often wondered: do people in the Middle East just not see the trash that has taken over their lives? 10453: A Story About...

Four Gulf Countries Are Among the World’s Fattest

Ramadan period expected to add to weighty population Eat less, and go to the gym more. Alas, easier said than done in some Gulf states,...

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