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Great Examples Of ‘Hima’ Or Protected Areas In The Middle East

Though the practice of establishing Himas to protect nature had previously declined, the Middle East is currently witnessing a resurgence of this ancient tradition....

Making Love with the Five Percent Rule

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UAE Ministry of Environment and Water Uses Animated Film to Promote Plastic Bag Ban

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Kibbutznik Sues Israel’s Health Ministry For Right To Open Public Ecological Pool

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Hima: The Middle East’s Tradition of Environmental Protection

Hima, practised for over 14,000 years in the Arabian Peninsula, is believed to be the most widespread system of traditional conservation in the Middle...

Living simpler & deeper with The Moneyless Man

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Sue Tourkin Komet Integrates Recycling (and a whole lot of other stuff) Into her Sukkah

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Feather Project’s Young And Old Get Together To Save The Planet

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Green Student Life Using “10 Ways to Change the World in Your Twenties”

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Go Green and Go Offline For Green Yom Kippur

Does  your relationship with technology give you feelings of impatience and narcissism? Go offline. Along with numerous other bloggers, we have argued that a culture...

The Gaza Islamic University Environmental Engineering Blog

A weekly Green Prophet series that looks at the Arabic "green" blogosphere and online communities After looking at The Forum of the Ornithological Society...

Rehabilitate and Detox Your Lifestyle in Time for the New Year

Detoxing your lifestyle of non-green habits doesn't have to be as dramatic as drug rehab. It can be simple and is a great way to...

5 Green Dating Ideas for the Middle Eastern Romantic

Impress your date and reduce your negative impact on the environment with a green-ified date. Dating can be rough. Firstly, it can be hard to...

UAE Scholars And Imams Speak Up For The Environment

Littering and lack of moderation violates important Islamic tenants, according to prominent scholars With businesses in the UAE slowly beginning to take the environment message...

“Eco Options Egypt” Makes Egyptian Environmentalism Easy and Accessible

Eco Options Egypt is working on becoming a one-stop shop for resources on leading a green lifestyle in Egypt. It's not always easy to be...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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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

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