People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Eyebrow threading is a type of depilation method that had its roots in India. But it is also widely practiced in many countries in the Middle East. Eyebrow threading as a service was initially offered to middle eastern clients in many western salons. But this technique was discovered by European...
Psyllium husk, also known as isphagula, is the husk of the seeds of the plan plantago psyllium. This plant grows mostly in the Middle East. Psyllium husk has long been popular as one of the best ways of including more dietary fiber in the diet because of its high fiber content, especially when it...
Fermentation is a process that converts a carbohydrate into an acid or alcohol. Fermentation, in a stricter sense, also involves the use of yeast as an agent in changing sugar into alcohol. It can also refer to the use of bacteria in order to create lactic acid on some foods. Fermentation is a...
Goat cheese, also known as chevre, is cheese that is made from goat’s milk. There are many varieties of goat cheese although the most common form is the highly spreadable soft kind. There are also some varieties that are hard aged types, and there are also semi firm types like the famous feta...
Farro was one of the first ever plants to be domesticated in the Middle East. This particular kind of wheat is a low yielding plant and because of this quality, it has been increasingly replaced in favor of other, more high yielding crops. Farro does remain as a relict species in some of the more...
Sheikh Ahmed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan's body has found near the location of a glider crash in Moracco which occured on Friday, March 27, 2010. Ahmed is the younger brother of Abu Dhabi's ruler and United Arab Emigrates President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Ahmad was one of the Middle...
To be a gypsy is to live a nomadic, wandering lifestyle. The term “gypsies” has long been considered a derogatory term by both local and international organizations that advocates for equality, dignity and human rights. More specifically, the term actually refers to an ethnic group that are...
A concubine can be equated to being a married man’s official and socially accepted mistress. She may live with the man or be accorded her own home, but she holds a lesser social status to the first wife or any other wives that the man might have. She generally exists for the man’s pleasure....
