Issues and Causes

Complex and highly developed technology has brought about a revolution in the day to day life activities. Latest technology also brings a new modernized and stabilized way of life. Automation systems

Anti-semitism is a horrible thing. That’s exactly why, in the interest of a scholarly defense of the truth, we cannot allow ourselves to throw that accusation around too liberally.

This story happened more than 70 or 80 years ago, in the Galilee Heights, during the British occupation “Mandate” to Palestine, a long time before we had the “honor” to host our “cousins’ the jews. There, in one of the Galilee villages, there was a Palestinian peasant who had a stubborn donkey. Both, the peasant [...]

Transcript of Turkish Prime Minister Erodgen’s famous ‘one minute’ speech at the 2009 World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland

Yesterday was celebrated as Iran’s Clean Air, Blue Sky Day. Air pollution is a major issue in mega cities like Tehran. Most days, Tehran is clouded by a thick layer of smog making it difficult to breath especially for children and elderly.
Every year on January 19, they celebrate Clean Air day, encouraging people to use [...]

An article about the Climate Action Day that took place on the 24th of October all over the world. Egyptian activists did their part with this brilliant night of short films, Sci-fi Documentary screenings, stand up comedy acts, and a discussion led by three of the most recognized professionals in Environmental issues in Egypt.

We’ve broadcast today a new Arabicast episode on MEYArabic; an interview with Dr Sahar Al Mougy.
The interview was recorded during Ana Al-Hekaya (I’m the Tale) workshop, that has taken place at the AUC from 27 to 29th of December 2009.
The workshop, which is held annually since 1998, focuses on rewriting and renarrating the Egyptian folkloric [...]

2009 was a chaotic year. The Gaza war just ended on January 18, 2009 , leaving many people around the world in grief and concerned about the result: Around 1500 Palestinians murdered-many of them women and children- , more than 400′000 Gazans were left without running water, 4000 homes were distroyed or badly damaged and [...]

From the early dawn of our childhoods we’re used to plastic being the commodiity that we depend on for happiness, health, and nutrition. Baby dolls and action figures are from plastic, milk bottles are from plastic, pacifiers are from plastic; we live in a world of plastic. As we get older, our dependence only increases, [...]

Want to read the most popular green stories of 2009 on your favourite Middle East environment blog? Read on.
Every blog and news site does it as a way to gain perspective: Whether you’ve celebrated the Muslim New Year more than a week ago, or the Jewish New Year a couple of months ago, our global [...]