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Tafline Laylin
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On Planning Crowded Cairo with Dr. Abdulrahman Makhlouf (Interview)
In the new Portal 9, the first Arabic-English journal about the city, the founder of Abu Dhabi’s urban planning department talks with editor Todd Reisz...
Israel’s Genetically Modified “Superplants” Thrive in Arid Areas
Genetically-modified food has a bad reputation mostly because many food giants are mixing non-plant DNA to create drought and pest-resilient crops that we’ll eventually eat;...
Saudi’s Fledgling Cycling Culture (Video)
Albeit huge advocates of urban cycling, we have been sensitive to the fact that – mostly because of culture – the practice hasn’t taken off...
Rhino Skin Portable Bomb Shelter’s Got Your Back in War
We don’t want to perpetuate any kind of hype during this immensely sensitive time in the Middle East, but now does seem like a good...
Abu Dhabi Social Responsibility Firm Plans Organic Farm in Ghana
While many companies in the Middle East are grabbing land throughout Africa to buffer resource scarcity, Abu Dhabi-based firm Nahtam has plans to plant an organic...
Gauzy Smart Glass Controls Light with an Eco Touch
Israeli startup Gauzy has invented smart glass that goes from transparent to opaque with nothing more than a touch. Based on liquid crystal technology used...
Better Place Taken Over by Parking Garage Company
Nobody was better poised to make Green EV Operation a success than Yosef Abramowitz, but the Better Place takeover in Israel failed because of the...
3,500 Sqm Qatar National Convention Center in New Pics
The 3,500 square meter Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) sees more time under the spotlight as Portuguese photographer Nelson Garrido’s new photographs of Arata Isozaki’s...
Qatar’s Al Jazeera America Puts US Climate Coverage to Shame
Recently launched by Qatar’s Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera America has already made a splash for its no-nonsense climate change coverage – something local...
Israeli Photographer’s “Taking Apart” Nostalgia for Recycled Artifacts in Pieces
Israeli photographer Gabi Menashe loves outdated artifacts so much, he takes them apart, “one bolt, spring, button at a time,” and then artfully assembles the...
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