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Arwa Aburawa
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Kuwait’s Towering Trash Problem
For such a tiny nation, Kuwait produces some of the world’s highest per capita amounts of trash Rubbish may not be the glamorous topic to...
Rain and Qatari folktales of nature in film
A community project in Qatar explores local folktales and what they can teach us about nature in the Middle East
Steep Decline of Dead Sea Levels Due to Fertilizer Industry
Friends of the Earth Middle East state that half of the record shrinkage of the Dead Sea is caused by Israeli and Jordanian fertilizer companies...
Jordan Struggles To Provide Water For Syrian Refugees
The 19-month conflict in Syria goes from bad to worse – and there are environmental impacts for the region too “The situation is bad and...
Bosnian Walks 3,600 Miles to Mekkah
Senad Hadzic walked for 314 days and crossed six countries from his village in Bosnia to get to Mekkah in time for Hajj Last year...
Jordan Terminates Uranium Mining License with French Firm AREVA
Following a dispute over the details of their joint contract, the Jordanian government has parted ways with the french company AREVA Back in 2010, the...
Saudi Arabia Announces Plans For 100% Switch To Renewables
A bright and renewable future for Saudi Arabia? A shock announcement from the world’s largest oil producer Following plans to transform Mecca into a solar...
Grant Shilling is Surfing for Peace in the Middle East
“Fun is important for humanity and without it, we are greatly diminished'”- Grant Shilling on why surfing is important and holds the key for the...
Green Muslim Blogger Muaz Nasir Says Spiritual Connection With Nature Is Key (INTERVIEW)
We speak to Muaz Nasir about his faith-focused environmental work in Canada and why the Muslim community can’t afford to sideline climate change “The environment...
Mapping Palestine’s Environmental Civil Society – The Good, the Bad and the Uncooperative
A study mapping the environmental actors in Palestine shows a desperate lack of co-operation between organisations and donors keen to play it safe with ‘practical...
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