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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

Our moral voice must be loud on climate change

Our moral voice must be loud on climate change

By Muneeb Nasir Green Party leader, Elizabeth May [http://elizabethmaymp.ca/], 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

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

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

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 issues.

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 reward