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Muslims urged to embrace environmental side of Islam

By Beatrice Ekoko Eight years ago, Toronto-based Muslim environmentalist Muaz Nasir was looking for a way to combine his background in environmental science and his passion for community activism with the goal of furthering an Islamic perspective on the care of the Earth. He wanted to offer Muslims Canadians across

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Muslim organization endorses Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

The American-based, national Muslim organization, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has endorsed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and called on other Muslim and religious organizations to sign an interfaith letter in support of the treaty. ISNA was joined by GreenFaith, an international, multi-faith organization, which extended the sign-on

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Glasgow Central Mosque Solarised in major new global climate initiative launched at COP26

The largest mosque in Scotland was recently solarised in order to drive down its carbon emissions and encourage buildings of worship to step up their fight against climate change. “As stewards of the earth, it is our moral responsibility to do everything we can to protect our planet and ensure

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The time for action is now: Muslim Council of Britain welcomes COP26

The Muslim Council of Britain is welcoming the start of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, taking place in Glasgow from Sunday, 31st October to 12th November. World leaders, campaigners, activists and industry representatives are set to gather to discuss commitments from previous accords and a vision for 2050. The

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"History will judge you": An Open Letter to the Global Media

By Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate Dear media editors around the world, Melting glaciers, wildfires, droughts, deadly heatwaves, floods, hurricanes, loss of biodiversity. These are all symptoms of a destabilizing planet, which are happening around us all the time. Those are the kind of things you report about. Sometimes. The

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Our shared actions were beautiful!

By Nana Firman Last Sunday and Monday, communities of faith and spirit rose up around the world, calling for climate justice in the biggest faith-based day of distributed climate action we’ve ever seen. In Indonesia, youth-led actions called for the end of coal mining and deforestation. In France, an

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Muslims in UK & Ireland unite in call for COP26 climate action

Muslims across the UK and Ireland have issued a united rallying call for world leaders to act decisively on the climate crisis. “The joint statement is a bold declaration on the need for urgency in the face of the climate crisis,” said Kamran Shezad, The Director of the Islamic Foundation

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Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity - WHO warns

Countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched today, in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, spells out the

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‘Future generations will never forgive us’: Pope Francis and 40 faith leaders issue urgent call to combat climate change

An urgent call was made on Monday by Pope Francis and 40 faith leaders warning of the “grave threat” facing the world from climate change. They made the appeal on Oct. 4 in a joint message signed in the Vatican’s Hall of Benediction, which was decorated with plants to

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‘Canada on Fire’ Day of Action set for September 8

On Sept 8th, in the midst of a snap federal election and right before the federal leaders’ debates, people across Canada will march and rally in our communities from coast to coast to coast. “Together, we will ensure that the climate emergency is a top election issue and push all

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Sacred People, Sacred Earth: Multi-Faith Day of Climate Action – 11 March 2021

On 11 March, grassroots people of diverse religions are coming together around the world for the biggest-ever faith-based global day of action to sound the alarm for climate justice.  A global, multi-faith coalition of established and emerging climate leaders in faith communities – across 14 countries – has come together to

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Environmentalism in Islam

Friday, October 23, 2020 at 8 PM EDT – 9:30 PM EDT Hosted by Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research Online Event http://yaqeeninstitute.ca/IslamicHeritage Humans’ impact on the environment is being felt around the world, and this is widely considered to be one of the most pressing challenges

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Let’s seize this opportunity to ‘flatten the curve’ of air pollution

By Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh While major news outlets track the number of illnesses — and deaths — caused by COVID-19, I have been looking for articles that report data on the concentration of pollutants used as indicators for air quality. And in conversations with friends and colleagues I’m hearing comments

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Stewards of the Earth: Fulfilling Our Environmental Trust

The Muslim Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto in collaboration with khaleafa.com – A Sacred Trust and BlossomPure Organic brings you this Winter 2016 Symposium, titled “Stewards of the Earth: Fulfilling Our Environmental Trust.” We’re also greatly indebted to the Muslim Students’ Association @ University of Toronto for their constant

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The Green Hajj Guide

By Muaz Nasir  Hajj is the sacred pilgrimage in Islam that is carried out at least once in the lifetime of every Muslim who is able to perform it. Millions of Muslims from across the world travel to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia to fulfill the religious rites

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Water – A Sacred Resource

Gray skies could not keep attendees away from the recent Greening Sacred Spaces event entitled Water – A Sacred Trust. The event held this past Thursday at the Islamic Foundation of Toronto drew over 50 attendees from a variety of congregations and faith groups. The goal of the seminar was to

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Our moral voice must be loud on climate change

By Muneeb Nasir Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, told a recent gathering of faith communities that their moral voices must be loud on climate change and other environmental issues. “The moral voice needs to be loud and not marginalized,” she said. “We tend to deal with climate change as an

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Let’s become stewards of the earth

By Muaz Nasir “It is he (Allah) that has appointed you (mankind) as stewards in the Earth…” (Qu’rán, 35:39) (April 21, 2011) – As Earth Day 2011 quickly approaches, many of us take this opportunity to reflect and participate in annual community events aimed at reducing our

Abdullah Hakim Quick

The early years at Scarborough’s Islamic Foundation of Toronto

By Muneeb Nasir It was an exciting time for the community. It was the beginning of a new decade, the 1990s. And the Muslims of the Islamic Foundation of Toronto community were experiencing euphoria as they began to use their new Centre in Scarborough. This cosmopolitan mix of people had

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Protecting the planet is a sacred and scientific duty

By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola If we were to judge our priorities by the amount of space devoted to stories in the news, we’d have to figure that the World Cup, controversy at a hot-dog-eating contest, and the shenanigans of Paris and Lindsay were the most important

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Environmentally-friendly Practices in Ramadan, a Religious Duty

By Hind Al-Abadleh (AUGUST 30, 2009) – Every year, Muslims around the world observe the fasting in the month of Ramadan (9th month in the Islamic calendar) as it is one of the five pillars of the religion of Islam. Numerous articles have been written on the relative magnitude of