Tafline Laylin is a freelance journalist and editor who divides her time between Africa, the Middle East and the United States. Since graduating with a B.A. from Northern Arizona University, she has traveled the world confronting topics at the intersection of environmental and social justice for a wide range of international publications, including The Guardian, The Atlantic, OZY, and the Ecologist. She is also the former news editor of Inhabitat.com, a popular green design blog, and former managing editor of Green Prophet, among the first environmental blogs to cover Middle East issues.