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America’s First Hijab Design Competition Turns Tradition on its Head

It’s true that a preponderance of Muslim women are shrouded in unflattering chadors and hijabs that hardly permit a crack of light, but American women...

Stick the Solar-Powered Window Socket on Glass and Watch it Charge

Here’s a design that rivals the light bulb in its ingenuity: the Window Socket.  The disc-like socket designed by the Korean duo Kyuho Song and...

Turkey Bans 26 Genetically Modified Organisms

While the United States is completely in bed with companies that manufacture genetically modified organisms (GMOs), countries in other parts of the world are resisting...

Turkey’s “A Few Brave People” Wins Best Feature Film at Abu Dhabi’s Green Carpet Ceremony

A Few Brave People by Turkish director Rüya Arzu Köksal won the Golden Deer Award for Best Feature Film at the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Environmental Film Festival...

First 3D Printing Shop in Arab World Opens in Lebanon

It was only a matter of time: the 3D printing revolution has officially arrived in Lebanon, where artists, architects, and designers are eager to keep...

Wooden Sun Filter Cools Istanbul Apartment Complex Naturally

Like many countries in the Middle East/North Africa region, Turkey is undergoing rapid expansion and that’s not necessarily a good thing, especially since so many...

Adital Ela’s Terra stools and lamps are foot-stomped furniture that composts

Inspired by an Indian tradition of serving chai tea in clay cups, Israel’s Adital Ela has designed Terra – an entire line of interiors made...

Giza Pyramids: An Ancient Catering Camp for Workers

Thousands of years ago the area around the Giza Pyramids was abuzz with activity as a throng of workers built the pyramid of Pharaoh Menkaure...

Solar PV Demand Rises Sixfold in the Middle East and Africa

HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (left), HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan National Security Advisor for...

Al Ain Zoo Hits Record of Sustainable Emirati Employment

A couple of years ago in Dubai we interviewed the Green Sheikh – a beloved figure in the United Arab Emirates who is a devoted...
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