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Bee-Parks – Urban Oases

By Frank van Steenbergen Postcard from Amsterdam, from the New Bee-Park A special story and concept The New Bee-Park … Continued

by Frank van Steenbergen New days are coming – they will always come. Every day is a time to change … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen According to many stories of the beginning of the world, water existed before creation. Genesis … Continued

Ascetism became a mystical lifestyle in what is now Egypt, Syria and Turkey in the fourth century, giving rise to … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen In the Safran Mor Hananyo Monastery just outside Mardin in Tur Abdin (Southeast Turkey) – first … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen This is the Harran Plain, with a biblical name unchanged in 4000 years. This is the … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen Close to the old center of Urfa, at one time Edessa, and just above it, there … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen In the Eyyüb Peygamber Caddesi neighborhood of Urfa in Southeastern Anatolia, there is a place of … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen, on a series of 3 blogs connecting biblical events with water. In Southeastern Anatolia, the church … Continued

By Ashfaque Soomro July 30, 2021 A celebrated water resource planning and development scholar, Dr. Shahid Ahmad, has died of … Continued

Postcard from Muizenfort, close to Muiden, the Netherlands: To protect Amsterdam from possible attacks and create a safe haven for … Continued