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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

On observing Earth Hour on March 26

By Hind Al-Abadleh Earth Hour (http://www.earthhour.org) is coming up this year on Saturday March 26, 2011 starting at 8:30 p.m. Many, if not all Canadian cities, will be observing this 4-year old global event that started as grassroots environmental initiative in Sydney, Australia. Of all

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: