Middle East

Oh Almighty God! Oh merciful God! Who’s that god you extend your hands to Sheikh Buddha? Can he hear you? Does he see? … God forgive! Oh Great God of the celestial throne, where are you now??
I looked up into the extensive sky were the Sheikh was extending his hands, but I saw nothing, nothing [...]

A number of websites and videos are presenting evidence that the lifestyle of Ayatollah Khamenei is not as simple as he pretends. Check out two of the most interesting ones here:

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 [...]

This just in… The Wall Street Journal Online has recently launched a new part of their website dedicated to the Middle East.
The page is chock full of news and information concerning countries across the Middle East and a place to find breaking news, features, opinion pieces, corporate analysis and blog posts on the region. [...]

They are on investors’ hit lists and the green tech media is keen to monitor their progress. Key policy makers from the United States urge them on. Israeli solar technology innovators are channelling and shaping the sun’s energy and breaking the world’s dependence on oil.
With organizations like the Cleantech Group, an international business development firm [...]

If you liked reading about Taga’s hybrid bike-stroller over on Green Prophet, here’s an update: Urban parents are all too familiar with the hassles of driving and parking in the city. Whether it’s taking the kids to school or doing the daily round of errands, using a car isn’t good for the environment or your [...]

Hi, I’m Erik van Zuylen, 24 years old. I would like to present my Masters Thesis in the Political Sciences. I’ve worked on this for almost two years. It has been very well received so far, graded 8.8 out of 10. This has motivated me to make an effort to beat the ‘iron law of [...]

(Thousands of Christian pilgrims get baptized in Israel’s Jordan River every year. Are they risking their life by immersing in the polluted waters?)

It’s the highlight of any Christian’s trip to Israel – a dunk in the Jordan River, the way Jesus did it thousands of years ago. But with increased pollution in Israel’s waterways, Israeli [...]

Here’s a post on Techabia which will link you to the article on HealthMap, who supply the info.
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(Photographer Yuval Chen spent almost two years snapping shots of hedgehogs in Tel Aviv’s urban landscape. For more see ISRAELITY).

Celebrated since 1970, Israel is for the first time celebrating Earth Day nationally. They didn’t put their lights out for an hour a few weeks ago to mark Earth Hour (there was a big football game [...]