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CivicMuslims join Habitat Team Build Day

Canadian Muslims

CivicMuslims join Habitat Team Build Day

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/?attachment_id=8546] A recent collaboration with Habitat for Humanity Toronto by the CivicMuslims [http://www.civicmuslims.ca/]organization helped their volunteers appreciate the importance of safe and accessible housing. “We hope that volunteers take home the importance of advocating for accessible housing and

National Preach-In on Global Warming

National Preach-In on Global Warming

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2013/national-preach-in-on-global-warming/preach_in_giant_banner/] By Muaz Nasir The issue of climate change has become more prominent in recent years. Large storms have wreaked havoc across many urban centres this past summer and a series of droughts throughout the prairies have resulted in

Islam and Fair Trade

Canadian Muslims

Islam and Fair Trade

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2013/islam-and-fair-trade/islam-and-fair-trade/] By Muaz Nasir [http://khaleafa.com/author/muaznasir/] International trade and globalization has had some benefits including alleviating poverty in the developing world and raising the standard of living of millions within these countries. However, the impacts have been uneven in

Figs, Dates, Laurel and Myrrh – Plants of the Bible and Quran

Canadian Muslims

Figs, Dates, Laurel and Myrrh – Plants of the Bible and Quran

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2012/figs-dates-laurel-and-myrrh-plants-of-the-bible-and-quran/plants/] By Muaz Nasir Within the holy scriptures of the Abrahamic faiths, there are numerous references made in passing to elements of nature. Some are made in a descriptive form to allude to traits or behaviors, while others describe the beneficial or

Men’s Health and Movember

Canadian Muslims

Men’s Health and Movember

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2012/mens-health-and-movember/11-movember-main-thelook-620x395/] By Muaz Nasir For those of you not aware, this isMovember [http://ca.movember.com/?home], the annual campaign where men across the country grow moustaches to raise awareness and funds to fight prostate cancer. While the Muslims for Movember movement

The Green Hajj Guide

Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC)

The Green Hajj Guide

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2012/the-green-hajj-guide/green-hajj-guide-2/] By Muaz Nasir [http://khaleafa.com/author/muaznasir/] 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

Toronto Muslims join National Environmental Cleanup

Toronto Muslims join National Environmental Cleanup

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2012/toronto-mu%c2%ad%c2%ad%c2%ad%c2%adslims-join-national-environmental-cleanup/img_5158-2/] Greater Toronto Area Muslims came out on Sunday to take part in a national environmental program, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup [http://www.shorelinecleanup.ca/], joining with other citizens who are seeking

Water – A Sacred Resource

Canadian Muslims

Water – A Sacred Resource

[http://khaleafa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IMG_5099.jpg] Gray skies could not keep attendees away from the recent Greening Sacred Spaces [http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/] event entitled Water – A Sacred Trust [http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3969954240]. The event held this past Thursday at the Islamic Foundation of

Steps to Green Your MSA Iftar this Ramadan

Steps to Green Your MSA Iftar this Ramadan

By Muaz Nasir As the blessed month of Ramadan draws near, Muslim Student Associations (MSA) on university and college campuses across North America are preparing for the nightly iftar; the evening meal when Muslims break their fast. Some use this as an opportunity to build interfaith relations with other student

Green Khutbah across North America to mark Earth Day

Azizah Magazine

Green Khutbah across North America to mark Earth Day

Muslims across North America will be commemorating Earth Day with a major campaign that will see Imams deliver a ‘green’ sermon on Friday, April 20 to raise awareness on the environmental challenges facing humanity. “The ‘Think Green Khutbah Campaign’ has been launched to challenge Muslims to become stewards of the

Think Green Khutbah Campaign launched

Canadian Muslims

Think Green Khutbah Campaign launched

In commemoration of Earth Day, Khaleafa.com [http://khaleafa.com] has launched the ‘Think Green Khutbah Campaign’ to take place on Friday, April 20, 2012. The goal of the campaign is to challenge Muslims to become stewards of the environment by making changes to their daily routines. To mark this

Muslims look to green their community

Muslims look to green their community

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2012/muslims-look-to-green-their-community/thinkgreen/] What is your concept of agreencommunity? 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 titledThink Green:

Community gardens: green faith in practice

Canadian Muslims

Community gardens: green faith in practice

By Muaz Nasir [http://khaleafa.com/?page_id=125] And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees – of its emerging

Our Common Voice: Protecting the Life Sustaining Gift of Water

Our Common Voice: Protecting the Life Sustaining Gift of Water

Mosaic Interfaith held its Annual Peace Meal this past Sunday at St. Luke’s Parish in Thornhill, Ontario. The event brought together leaders of different faiths to discuss pressing issues relevant to their congregations. This year’s theme was entitled “Our Common Voice: Protecting the Life Sustaining Gift of Water”

Let’s become stewards of the earth

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 [http://www.earthday.ca/pub/] quickly approaches, many of us take this opportunity to reflect and participate in annual community events aimed

Canadian environmental website launched

Canadian Muslims

Canadian environmental website launched

(August 17, 2011) – A new online Canadian-based website, Khaleafa.com [http://khaleafa.com/], has been launched to raise awareness on the Islamic approach to environmentalism. “The goal of this website is to reignite the discourse surrounding the Islamic approach to environmentalism and to draw upon the essence of these teachings,

Five ways to green your Ramadan

Canadian Muslims

Five ways to green your Ramadan

By Muaz Nasir “Now, behold! Your Lord said to the angels: I am placing upon the earth a human successor to steward it”(Quran 2:30). On the eve of Ramadan, there are five simple ways you can make this month more environmentally-friendly. All of these suggestions set the foundation

Canadian Muslims

Translating our Faith into action: making a difference for the environment

[/content/images/wordpress/2011/02/environ.jpg] By Muaz Nasir (February 22, 2011) – Members from Toronto’s faith groups gathered this past Sunday to discuss a common theme affecting their congregations: What can we do to make a difference in the environment? The event entitled “Translating our Faith into Action: