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Islam’s jinns and genies are not exactly Disney

Jinn, AKA genies, are very much alive and thriving in Islamic thought around the world. Read about jinn, and how to keep them out of your hair

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A tarot card reading is the process of getting in touch with the past and the present to gain an insight into what the...

What’s Smudging, And Why Is Everyone Doing it?

Burning medicinal herbs may clear your mind and heart - and drive bad vibes away.

Mecca’s Hajj cancelled this year

With the occasional stampede, the last big one in 2015 killed more than 2000, you might just be saving your life from more than corona.

Zakat is how Muslims pay it forward

Zakat is a form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax, which, by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer in importance. As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a religious duty for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria of wealth.

King David tolerated cults in Jerusalem? Archeology reveals religious diversity

Cult worship was largely practiced and even sanctioned in the Holy Land while Jerusalem's Temple stood.

One Of The World’s Oldest Mosques Excavated In The Negev

The rocky brown soil of the Negev desert suggests an empty environment, but recent excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority have brought to light...

Ancient Samaritan’s wealth uncovered in Jerusalem

We've all heard about the Good Samaritan. What about the Wealthy Samaritan? And did you know that two small groups of native Samaritans still...

Muslim prayer mat designed to use 50% less material

The Bahraini design office Shepherd Design Studio has tongue-in-cheek reinterpreted the traditional Islamic prayer mat to make it more sustainable. Their solution? Use 50% less material...

 Getting Ready For End Times On A Real-Life Noah’s Ark

It takes grit to pursue a dream, and for Dutch carpenter Johan Huibers, a literal dream drove him to recreate Noah’s Ark. Convinced that...

Live in Sustainable Booths for the Jewish Holiday of Sukkoth

Jews in Israel will live for a week in a sukkah, starting next week. It's a time to get back to nature, and...

Holy cow! Prophecy fulfilled after red heifer is born at Temple of Israel

Last week in Jerusalem a baby cow was born. Watch the adorable infant scamper around her mother in a short video released on YouTube...

Apple Cake With Apricot Jam Glaze

Tonight, Sunday the 9th of September, marks the first day of the Jewish New Year 2018, Rosh HaShanah 5779. The holiday extends until Tuesday...

Rebel, rebel: see Iranian women dance in public

Need a respite from awful news?  You can opt to plunk down money for a superhero movie - or better yet - tune in...

Connecting the Profound: Jewish Passover and the Environment

Passover 2018 in Israel begins after sunset on the evening of Friday, March 30th, and ends at dusk on Friday, April 6th. Outside of Israel,...

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Data centers in Space? Sophia Space and Apex plan on busing them in

Can data centers really be built in space? Pasadena-based Sophia Space is partnering with Apex to test the idea by launching modular AI computing systems into low Earth orbit in 2027. Using radiation-hardened compute TILEs cooled by passive radiative systems and mounted on scalable satellite buses, the companies aim to prove that edge computing can operate reliably in space. While challenges remain, the project represents an important step toward distributed orbital computing networks that could support everything from climate monitoring and pollution tracking to autonomous spacecraft navigation in an increasingly crowded orbital environment.

Mona Khalil, Orange House Project founder, sea turtle protector killed in Lebanon

Mona Khalil spent decades protecting Lebanon's sea turtles and coastal ecosystems. Her death in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah shines a light on a broader environmental tragedy unfolding across northern Israel and southern Lebanon. From damaged wetlands and disrupted bird migrations to threatened seed banks and endangered wildlife, the region's ecosystems are becoming casualties of a war with no clear end in sight.

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