Tafline Laylin is a former freelance journalist and editor best known for her coverage of “green design” and environmental issues in the Middle East and North Africa. Today she lives in Portland, Oregon, where she strives to bring the sacred back into every day life.
Articles
A mushroom revolution takes root in the Middle East and Africa
The architect racing to save Algeria’s earthen castles
Meet the guardian of Palestine’s past
The Lebanese scientist saving the sharks of the Middle East
Chad’s slam poets fight for change
The unlikely hotbed for African entrepreneurs
Baking this bread will make you feel like the Indiana Jones of food
The data engineer on a mission to save Tunisia’s bees
Why the slow coach to Cape Town should be on your bucket list
He hacked a way to talk to plants — and they talk back
The planetary scientist leading a peaceful revolution in Egypt
How Michigan's Flint River came to poison a city
Chromium-6: ‘Erin Brockovich’ chemical threatens two-thirds of Americans
GreenWave ocean farming model scoops $100,000 sustainability prize
Navajo leader feels betrayed by EPA over 'contaminated' water supply
National Geographic contributors embrace Fox deal with ample caution
Micro-dwellings across America
Note: OZY.com was shut down after its founder, Carlos Watson, was charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Still, I stand by the work we did. Above is a short list of my OZY bylines published between 2016 and 2018. The links are lost, but the stories of overlooked heroes and lesser known histories remain as relevant today as ever before.
