In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Trees”. Listen to them as they discuss the fascinating mechanisms trees use to grow and survive. What are the oldest trees in the world? Which countries have the most trees and which countries are planting and cutting down trees? How do trees appear in religion, culture and literature? All these questions (and many more) will be answered.
When Autumn Came - Faiz Ahmed Faiz 1911-1984
https://poets.org/poem/when-autumn-came
 
Be by Nizar Qabbani
https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/nizar-qabbani-the-tree/
 
The tree of life in Bahrain 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Life_(Bahrain)
 
Oldest Trees in the world
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/oldest-tree-in-world
 
Deforestation in Syria:
https://syriadirect.org/under-the-axe-the-fall-of-daraas-forests-and-fruit-trees/
Dragon Blood tree on the island of Socotra
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/12/saving-dragons-blood-island-refused-let-tree-die-out-socotra-yemen
 
Poplar Trees are Happiest  – by John Russell McCarthy
https://woodlandtrust.tumblr.com/post/690916023263789056/poplar-trees-are-happiest-john-russell-mccarthy
Plant a trillion trees
https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/trillion-trees/
Tree statistics
https://www.morfo.rest/article/top-30-forested-countries
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When Great Trees Fall Maya Angelou
https://poems.com/poem/when-great-trees-fall/
On Marriage (from The Prophet) by Gibran Khalil Gibran
https://poets.org/poem/marriage-3
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