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Tafline Laylin
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Why Zaha Hadid Should Green the Central Bank of Iraq Headquarters
It’s official: Zaha Hadid is going to design the new Central Bank of Iraq’s Headquarters; Tafline argues that it should be green. Zaha Hadid is...
DIY solar panels made from grass
MIT researchers say that soon all we’ll need to harvest our vast solar resource is grass and stabilizing powder. While Masdar and Suntech and other...
Lebanese Activists Democratically Demand Access to Horsh Beirut Urban Park
Next Wednesday activists will hold a public forum to democratically demand access to the Horsh Beirut urban park. In 1696, the Horsh Beirut Pine forest...
Acqua by Raha Shirazi: You’ll Never Take Water for Granted Again
A powerful short film by Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Raha Shirazi, Acqua will make you look at water with new eyes. Raha Shirazi’s film Acqua is almost guaranteed...
Gulf people ridicule female falconry association
Join the debate: is the world’s first all-women falconry association in Qatar a bad idea? Falconry is a time-honored tradition in the Gulf, but like more...
Treat Your Valentine to a Hot Snowshoeing Tour in Lebanon
Adventures in Lebanon is offering a Valentine’s Day snowshoeing tour that is bound to heat up this special day! Valentine’s Day is just around the...
Israel’s New Railway to Catalyze Increased Trade With China and India
The Makhtesh Ramon Crater in Israel’s Negev desert is just one site that will be more accessible as a result of two planned rail links....
The Bedouins Convert Ill-Begotten Tunisian Mansion into a Skate Park
The Bedouins are a group of skaters and artists who are empowering post-revolutinary Tunisian youth. When Nathan Gray and his posse of skateboarders and street...
Climate Change Could be as Dangerous to Syria as Bashar al-Assad
Five thousand Syrians have died since the uprising started but climate change could kill many more in this dry country. Approximately 5,000 people have been...
Balyolu: Turkey’s First Honey Tasting Tour
Anyone who loves nature will enjoy Balyolu’s week long tour on Northeastern Turkey’s honey road. Update May 20, 2020: this tour is no longer operating. ...
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