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Dubai Bribes Recyclers With iPads and Cash

We probably shouldn't poke fun at the Dubai Municipality for bribing local residents with cash awards and iPads as part of their recently-launched My...

Egypt’s Electricity Suppliers Struggle to Meet Demand

On August 9th an electrical power outage hit people in parts of Cairo.  This happened only ten days after India's massive blackout grew to...

Honest By Clothing Reveals its 100% Transparent Fashion Line

Honest By's "transparent" green fashions leave nothing to hide Going to the mall or outlet store to buy clothing is not the greenest thing one can...

World’s First All-Women City Coming to Saudi Arabia

The patriarchal kingdom of Saudi Arabia creates an all-female city where (the arguably better half) of humanity can work freely, within Islamic guidelines. Saudi...

Are Saudi’s Female Olympians Sea Remnants, Harlots or Heros?

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Islam 101: Eid for Beginners

Learn the ropes of how to live in a Muslim country. Laurie goes over the 101 of Eid, Ramadan and some Muslim holiday rituals that might baffle the average westerner.

Solar Flare Super Storm Could Put Middle East in Darkness

Could we survive a massive  blackout caused by a solar super storm? The sun, our most important source of natural energy, light, and even nutrition...

Dancing With Hayatuna’s Creativity in Amman, Jordan

Swedish NGO uses Hayatuna - creative arts to provide new perspectives to kids in the Middle East As a Dance and Anthropology double major and...

Pundak Neot Semadar – An Improbable Organic Oasis in the Arava Desert

Sucked dry by an unforgiving sun, my travel companion and I were badly in need of hydration and nourishment yesterday afternoon. Frankly, I had...

Spencer Tunick Will Float Clothed at the Dead Sea

He asks hundreds of thousands of people around the world to strip for his cause, but when naked activist photographer Spencer Tunick returns to...

Arab Athletes by Brigitte Lacombe Celebrated at London Exhibit

Hey'Ya: Arab Women in Sport: Sisters Brigitte and Marian Lacombe celebrate Arab female athletes at London’s Sotheby’s Gallery. Last December, Qatar Museums Authority commissioned Brigitte...

How Green Are the Olympic Games?

Going into the London Olympic games, Green Prophet covered issues affecting Arab athletes who planned to compete in the 26th modern Olympiad since the...

Looking inside a Bedouin tent

Poking around to learn more about these remarkable people, I came across a short documentary film featuring Bedouin children living in Bekaa, Lebanon. As the kids share their daily routines, their play and work, their hopes and dreams, a tiny flap in the tent is lifted. It’s an amazing piece.

Saudi Athletes With Headscarf Problems, Again?

If football could redesign their way around the health and safety issue, why can't judo? The ruckus over allowing competitive athletes to wear the hijab...

Middle East’s Olympians Exempted from Ramadan Fasting

Islamic scholars decree that Muslims athletes participating in the Olympic games are exempted from fasting. Throughout Ramadan, Muslims must refrain from eating or drinking from...

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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?

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

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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

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