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5 Steps for Eating a Paleo Diet

Modern agriculture started in the Middle East. Can people here switch to the Paleo Lifestyle and eat like Cave Men? What should humans eat for...

Elul, The Jewish Month of Deep Meditation

Prayer notes folded small to fit into the Western Walls's crevices. In my early days as an observant Jew, I left a note in the...

The Passing Of A Green Muslim – Ayman Ahwal

We celebrate the Muslim environmental campaigner and green activist Ayman Ahwal (right) who passed away last week I think it's fair to say that Ayman...

Black Sea Female Artists’ Association Brings Organic Paint To The Masses

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Greenpeace Lebanon’s “Generation C”: Young, Connected, and Making a Difference

From a small office on Bliss Street in Beirut, overlooking the Mediterranean sea, a small team of young Lebanese activists are busy trying to...

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The level of food waste occurring during the holy Muslim month of fasting goes against the very spirit of Ramadan A couple of days ago,...

Interview: Pitfalls of Environmental Journalism in the Middle East with Najib Saab

Rola chats with Najib Saab about the pitfalls of environmental journalism and advocacy in the Middle East For those with any interest in the...

The Green Sheikh on Ramadan: Waste 2 Food or Food 2 Waste?

The Green Sheikh appropriately devotes this month's column to the environmental and social benefits of Ramadan. Every year more than 1.6 billion people around the...

Leonardo DiCaprio To Join Zayed Prize Jury

As the Middle East is short on its own green celebrities, the Zayed Prize has decided to nab some from Hollywood (and tennis) instead The...

Ramadan: The Time To Go Green Is Now

As the holy Islamic month of fasting approaches, why not prepare for a greener Ramadan now? There are literally a couple of days left...

Palestine’s Aspirations For A Green Ramallah

The cultural and political heart of Palestine, the city of Ramallah, wants to improve its green credentials As well as hosting Palestine's first environmental festival...

Interfaith Climate Change Forum to Take Place Today in Jerusalem

Muslim, Jewish, and Christian leaders are meeting today in Jerusalem to discuss climate change and launch the new Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. Leaders of...

Golden bell pomegranate from King Solomon’s temple unearthed

Has a real remnant from Jerusalem's Second Temple come to light? For twenty-odd years, people stood in front of a glass cabinet in the Israel...

Why Islamic Banking is good for the environment

The focus on sharing profits and taking communities into consideration means that the Islamic way of banking is (theoretically) better for the planet The announcement...

Feasting On Fairtrade This Ramadan

With just over two weeks left till Ramadan the Islamic month of fasting, Muslims are being urged to go fairtrade For the typical Muslim family,...

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PETA will pay meat workers $10,000 to blow the whistle. Is that a good thing?

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