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Bali Green School is a Model for Green Education Everywhere

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Middle Eastern Grassrooters That Keep It Environmentally and Socially Responsible

Not all environmental organizations and projects have tunnel vision - some focus on social responsibility as well. It's unfortunate that environmental and social responsibility don't...

How Books Capture Egyptian Children’s Green Imagination

Interested in getting your child interested in the environment? Why not try a spunky environmentally-themed book? Communication absorbs our every day. Even so, sometimes...

Iranian President Wants Girls to Marry at 16

The complicated nature of population growth and movement in the Middle East is highlighted by this note from the photographer's site: "Shahryar is one...

Mecca By Bike

These two pioneered how cycling thousands of miles to Mecca can be done. Every year, millions of Muslims from all corners of the world board...

Celebrating Eid Island Style In Kenya

Children whirl around on a swing constructed specially for Eid festivities. A stone's throw south of the Somali border lies a little known island called...

Pamela Anderson Urges Orthodox Jews to Give Up Fur

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCzZWlFgjFM Pamela Anderson tries to convince orthodox Jews to get with the times and give up the fur. During a visit to Israel a few weeks...

“Green Deen” Ibrahim Abdul-Matin Connects Environmentalism With Islam

Brooklyn born Ibrahim Abdal-Matin was raised on Islamic environmentalism and that the "earth is a mosque". His passionate voice has been translated into his brilliant book, "Green Deen: What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Environment," in which he educates us on greening our lives and faith. Read more on how we can do that.

University in the UAE First to Offer “Bachelor’s” Degree in Motherhood

Will society value motherhood more, when offered by universities as a degree subject? A new university program in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates is...

Solar-Powered Arab Superman Travels 130km In Wheelchair

Sponsored by Masdar, Mr. Taleb defies limitations and inspires greener thinking on his 130km wheelchair journey. Christopher Reeve - most famous for his role...

Muslims Who Breastfeed Save Planet Earth

New parents and nursing Muslim women will be pleased to know the Islamic perspective on nursing is pro-breastfeeding. And it doesn't cost the Earth.

Louise “Goes Slow” ‘Round England

Interested in finding out about Slow Food, Slow Travel and some of the most beautiful places in England to slow down? ...

5 Supermarket Vegetables You Can “Upcycle” and Grow At Home

Bring home basil, mint, garlic, tomatoes and potatoes from the supermarket and grow them into your own organic garden. If  you dream of growing a...

Bahrain University Exhibits Eco-Friendly Inventions Created by Students

Bright green ideas from Bahrain University students were showcased at a campus exhibit last week. Since universities are supposed to train the next generation of...

ARC To Revive Faith In Food

ARC works with major religions like Islam, Christianity and Judaism to develop environmental programs. Now they look at food. It might have something to...

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Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

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Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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