Greening Sacred Spaces

From the Heart

By Maisaloon Al-Ashkar (July 7, 2015) – As a young, Muslim, Palestinian woman of colour in North America, everything that defines who I am is essentially under attack. I’m often faced with oppressive, preconceived notions that place me in restrictive circumstances where I’m expected to ‘justify’ and ‘defend’

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Toronto Muslim leaders hold networking meeting

Muneeb Nasir being presented with Green Rule poster by Donna Lang (April 17, 2015) – Muslim leaders and community development workers in the Greater Toronto Area held a networking meeting on Sunday, April 12 in Toronto to learn about each other’s work and to identify areas of cooperation. The

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Solar Energy: A leap of faith

By Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko (February 10, 2015) – What do many faith communities have in common besides shared teachings and philosophies that speak of caring for the earth? Buildings of course, with rooftops-many of which are perfectly angled to receive the glorious light of the sun! In Ontario, there are

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A Testament to Multifaith Collaboration

FCG’s Donna Lang, Garth Schmalenberg and Lucy Cummings and OTF’s Muneeb Nasir and Naeem Siddiqi (December 2, 2014) – The support of a leading community foundation for the charity, Faith & the Common Good (FCG), is a testament to the value of multi-faith collaboration said Dr.

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Interfaith hike held in Toronto

(August 18, 2014) – An interfaith stewardship activity that delved into the spiritual perspective on environmental and ecological stewardship took place on Sunday, August 17 at Taylor Creek Park in Toronto. The guided hike was organized by Greening Sacred Spaces and was sponsored by Khaleafa, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

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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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Muslims look to green their community

What is your concept of a green community? This was one of the questions posed at a roundtable discussion of Canadian Muslim environmental leaders and activists held on Sunday, March 18 at the University of Toronto’s Multi-Faith Centre. The event titled Think Green: Creating Sustainable Communities brought together community