Environment

Sustainable energy, food and water security – Environmental Concerns in the Middle East

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Arabia: No Water Anywhere, but Gallons to Drink

Saudi Arabia: No Water Anywhere, but Gallons to Drink

CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s a paradox. Saudi Arabia, known widely as “The Desert Kingdom” is the world’s largest consumer of water, using it easily at twice the pace of other, water-rich countries.

 Juan Cole

Flawed: Ten Reasons Why This Constitution Fails Egypt

Flawed: Ten Reasons Why This Constitution Fails Egypt

JUAN COLE: Some of the figures coming out of the constitutional referendum cause raised eyebrows at the least. But there are deeper problems.

 Common Ground News Service

#MuslimVote: The Hashtag That Changed U.S Politics

#MuslimVote: The Hashtag That Changed U.S Politics

MEHRUNISA QAYYUM, CGNEWS: Analysis has revealed that Muslims played a key role in swing states in the recent U.S presidential elections

 James M. Dorsey

Man City Success Provides a Diversionary Blueprint

Man City Success Provides a Diversionary Blueprint

JAMES DORSEY: Soccer is being used as a tool to improve tarnished images, divert attention from grievances and manipulate national emotions.

 Naseem Tarawnah

Praying for Rain in Jordan, Forecast Not Good…

Praying for Rain in Jordan, Forecast Not Good…

NASEEM TARAWNAH: There’s one overriding topic of conversation in Jordan these days – rain or rather its absence. Each day without rain and the prayers are becoming more desperate.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Why we Need to be More Than Armchair Environmentalists

Why we Need to be More Than Armchair Environmentalists

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: This is especially sad in places such as the Gulf where until 50 years ago people were adept at living in harmony with their environment and efficient in their use of resources. That sensitivity has been lost.

 Mira-Edelstein

The next battleground: Water more important than oil for Middle East peace

The next battleground: Water more important than oil for Middle East peace

People often associate the Middle East with oil. But in the region’s cities, villages and farms, access to a different resource is becoming rather problematic: water. Finding a solution here may also reveal another – the path to peace.